Leatherneck72 Posted January 1, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 1, 2014 Here is a nice example of the kersey blue great coat and red lined cape used by the Marines in the latter half of the 19th century. Purchased from the estate of Sgt. Ralph Kibbe, USMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeeVee Posted January 2, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 2, 2014 Wow priceless stuff. Beautiful. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted January 2, 2014 Share #3 Posted January 2, 2014 Magnificent! Msn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshark Posted January 2, 2014 Share #4 Posted January 2, 2014 Hi,Great rare set, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckyD Posted January 3, 2014 Share #5 Posted January 3, 2014 For sale?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherneck72 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted January 3, 2014 ChuckyD....I list my items that are "For Sale" in the For Sale section of the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckyD Posted January 3, 2014 Share #7 Posted January 3, 2014 Sorry-my apologies. I was just overwhelmed with the beauty/scarcity of it and had to ask. Again, my apologies-no offense intended. SFChuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted January 3, 2014 Share #8 Posted January 3, 2014 Wonderful uniform set-up...and all to the same Marine You don't see too many of these early capes and coats...I think I've seen more helmets than the capes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumshoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share #9 Posted January 28, 2014 AWSOME!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyandcultures Posted February 19, 2014 Share #10 Posted February 19, 2014 An amazing group.Thank you for sharing it. Were chevrons always mounted during this period so low on the sleeve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherneck72 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted April 26, 2014 historyandcultures, For the greatcoat...yes. Typically rank stripes were up in the traditional area higher up the sleeve. However, when wearing the greatcoat AND cape, the stripes were obscured. Therefore, they had to put them down lower so they were visible. Even into WW1, rank on greatcoats was denoted on the green wool officer overcoats with different patterns of braid. See Alec Tulkoff's excellent reference: Equipping the Corps. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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