British Army No. 1 Dress Jacket - Coldstream Guards - Medium

At a glance - 

• 100% Wool Material
• 2 Chest Pockets & 2 Waist Pockets
• Button Closure
• Hook & Eye Collar Closure
• Afghanistan Medal w/ Rosette, HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012, HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal, The King’s Coronation Medal 2023 & Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal w/ Rosette
• Engraved Coldstream Guards "Staybrite" Buttons
• Belt Loops
• Gilt Thread Sergeant's Rank Patch
• Shoulder Epaulettes / Rank Slides
• Internal Lining
• Decorative Cuff Buttons
• Solid Black Colour

• Pit to Pit: 21.5" | Suggested Size: Medium Regular - Label recommends a chest around 40 - 41" but looks to be tailored a bit smaller
• Sleeve Length: 26.5" / Long - Label recommends a height around 5'11" - 6'0"
• Collar to Hem: 32.5"
  

• Modern Militaria / Dated 2002
• Genuine British Army Surplus / MOD Surplus

Grades - 

• Grade 1.5 - In good shape but has some signs of prior wear. Mostly a little wear around the inner collar. Snippet removed from the hem as is MOD surplus standard but doesn't notice when shut. Up for much more use.

Any questions please feel free to ask!

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Beautiful elegant ceremonial dress from the British Army. This particular jacket from the British army would've been worn by a Warrant Officer on ceremonial duties, or for parade events. No. 1 dress is the highest level of dress uniform most soldiers will wear, and is earned after a good few years in the army, with each part of the uniform being tailor made.

For features, it is quite a simple jacket, made from 100% wool. There's 4 pockets in total, 2 flap and 2 buttonable flap pockets, arranged in the typical "safari" style, with 2 on the hips and 2 on the chest. The collar is mandarin style, being closed with 2 hook & eyes. On the shoulders you'll find shoulder epaulettes, usually designed to secure ribbons and other sashes during ceremonial events. For the colour, it is a very dark navy blue, bordering on black.

Overall great for a collector, especially given the niche branch, or reenactor, but also for costumes and reworking.

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