FightenIrish35 Posted January 3, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 3, 2015 Greetings. Hope everyone is well. I habe the chance to acquire a marine brig general uniform . Inside the uniform is this tag. I am curious as to if the tag is legit. I would have thought such a high ranking guy would have a private purchase uniform. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted January 3, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 3, 2015 Looks ok to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 3, 2015 Share #3 Posted January 3, 2015 Yep, looks absolutely right to me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightenIrish35 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted January 3, 2015 Thank you fellas. Why would it read Coat on the tag when it is a jacket? In the upper left corner it is typed "jacket" and AUS type. I just assume a coat is like an overcoat compared to an ike jacket style tunic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 3, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 3, 2015 Thank you fellas. Why would it read Coat on the tag when it is a jacket? In the upper left corner it is typed "jacket" and AUS type. I just assume a coat is like an overcoat compared to an ike jacket style tunic. Because the only people that would get wrapped up around it being a "coat", "jacket", or "tunic" are collectors. It was probably a generic tag for a coat and then clarified it for being a jacket. Unless there's some strange sewing on the tag, I again have no issue with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightenIrish35 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted January 3, 2015 haha very good point Dave. It's just I always am careful with nomenclature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted January 3, 2015 Share #7 Posted January 3, 2015 Because the only people that would get wrapped up around it being a "coat", "jacket", or "tunic" are collectors. It was probably a generic tag for a coat and then clarified it for being a jacket. Unless there's some strange sewing on the tag, I again have no issue with it. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED4 Posted January 6, 2015 Share #8 Posted January 6, 2015 Because the only people that would get wrapped up around it being a "coat", "jacket", or "tunic" are collectors. It was probably a generic tag for a coat and then clarified it for being a jacket. Unless there's some strange sewing on the tag, I again have no issue with it. This is not true, the Army dose actually define coat and jacket, I am not sure about the Marines but they are even more picky than the Army so I bet they make the distinction too. A coat covers the hips and a jacket stops at the waist, the long four pocket uniform is the Service Coat while short version is an Ike Jacket. Before someone says "Well the Field jacket is long" remember it had its origin in the M-41 which was short and the name stuck. Also there is no such thing as a Tunic that is purely a collectors term. Just as a point of interest there is also a difference between a cap and a hat. The cap has a bill as in a service cap or a fatigue cap and a hat has a brim as in a campaign hat. Of course this all gets quite muddied and you will see incorrect references used even by the Army. And so ends my nit picking for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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