tony75 Posted June 13, 2022 Share #1 Posted June 13, 2022 Hello What are your thoughts on this Uniform * It looks like a Marine tunic because of the colors? * The buttons look CW period or at least Indian war? * No markings anywhere * I read where there was a lot of surplus and many uniforms were modified ? Thank you Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted June 13, 2022 Share #2 Posted June 13, 2022 Not 100% what it is, but the construction is post Civil War as are the rimeless eagle buttons. Educated guess... U.S. state militia or guard artillery. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blademan Posted June 13, 2022 Share #3 Posted June 13, 2022 I'm by no means an expert in this field. This looks like an 1880s federal style artillery jacket. I dont recall the specific model yesr designation for the jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted June 13, 2022 Share #4 Posted June 13, 2022 I tend to agree that this is a modified (different buttons) 1904 USMC tunic. Update: found a thread on the dress uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAC1901 Posted June 13, 2022 Share #5 Posted June 13, 2022 1904 USMC enlisted dress coat with its buttons replaced with the 1885 army enlisted buttons. Probably done a costume shop or theater, or a collector / reenactor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony75 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted June 14, 2022 Hello Thank you all for the help and information I really appreciate it Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshark Posted June 14, 2022 Share #7 Posted June 14, 2022 M1885 Artillery dress coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted June 15, 2022 Share #8 Posted June 15, 2022 15 hours ago, bosshark said: M1885 Artillery dress coat Bossshark, very nice! Are you saying that you think that the OP's coat is a Pattern 1885 artillery coat or just showing an example of a very similar coat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshark Posted June 15, 2022 Share #9 Posted June 15, 2022 Hi, With those buttons on coat 1885 to 1902 dress coat for enlisted US artillery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted June 15, 2022 Share #10 Posted June 15, 2022 55 minutes ago, bosshark said: Hi, With those buttons on coat 1885 to 1902 dress coat for enlisted US artillery Thanks Bossshark. The reason that I think the OP's coat is the 1904 USMC dress is the eight button front as opposed to the Army's 1885 nine button front and the facings on the tail of the coat are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshark Posted June 15, 2022 Share #11 Posted June 15, 2022 Did you check in the coat for Inspection stamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinigander Posted June 16, 2022 Share #12 Posted June 16, 2022 Who would believe? An old Chicago costume shop, about a MONTH ago sold its collection. There were about 8-10 enlisted CW cavalry & artillery shell jackets, that had been somewhat modified, but many still had makers or inspection marks (CW era) I passed on an artillery one for $700. Wonder if it was one of these. illinigander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted June 16, 2022 Share #13 Posted June 16, 2022 12 hours ago, illinigander said: Who would believe? An old Chicago costume shop, about a MONTH ago sold its collection. There were about 8-10 enlisted CW cavalry & artillery shell jackets, that had been somewhat modified, but many still had makers or inspection marks (CW era) I passed on an artillery one for $700. Wonder if it was one of these. illinigander Not to hijack this thread, but was this shop on the northside near Rogers Park? I think it was on Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinigander Posted June 17, 2022 Share #14 Posted June 17, 2022 Oh Purdue- I do not know where it was located, I found out about it from an IL collector friend, whose downstate friend's brother-in-law knew about the place, but was not a collector so... I think I got an eagle-button Mills belt, but have to go down to retrieve it. It is time to visit the farm anyway. Illinigander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAC1901 Posted June 17, 2022 Share #15 Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/15/2022 at 7:02 AM, BEAST said: Thanks Bossshark. The reason that I think the OP's coat is the 1904 USMC dress is the eight button front as opposed to the Army's 1885 nine button front and the facings on the tail of the coat are different. Absolutely correct. The USMC may look superficially like an Army arillery coat but the differences are very obvious, different number of buttons, very different epaulets & tail flashes, different collar. The OP has a USMC coat someone added 1885 eagles to. It'd be a nice candidate for getting MC buttons back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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