BRITISH OFFICERS MACHINE GUN CORPS WW1 TUNIC.

BRITISH OFFICERS MACHINE GUN CORPS WW1 TUNIC.

THE HEIGHT OF SARTORIAL ELEGANCE......THESE BRITISH WW1 OFFICERS TUNICS ARE QUITE SCARCE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE RANK BADGES ON THE CUFF, AND IN THIS CONDITION.
THIS EXAMPLE, HAND TAILORED BY THRESHER AND GLENNY, THE STRAND, LONDON, IN FINE KHAKI CAVALRY TWILL, IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS STYLE OF JACKET.
MADE FOR A CAPTAIN G W AUTEN, OF THE WELSH REGIMENT AND LATER, THE MACHINE GUN CORPS
IT FEATURES 4 POCKETS, THE BREAST POCKETS PLEATED, AND THE SKIRT POCKETS LARGE AND BILLOWED, IN THE STYLE OF THE DAY.
CUFF RANKS ARE IN KHAKI LACE, AND HAVE THREE PIPS FOR CAPTAIN, THE COLLARS WITH BRONZE OFFICERS CROSSED MACHINE GUNS, SHOWING FAINT TRACES OF HIS OLD WELSH REGIMENT BADGES. THE BACK OF THE TUNIC HAS A LONG CENTRAL VENT, AND THERE ARE BELT HOOKS ON WITHER SIDE OF THE WAIST BAND.
lINING IS FINE BROWN COTTON, AND IT IS ABOUT A 38 INCH CHEST.
CONDITION IS EXCELLENT ++ WITH NO MOTHING OR DAMAGE.
THIS IS A VERY NICE TUNIC!

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