Help understanding this jacket

[Guest Ash p]

I’m new to this group but happy to be here. I was wondering if anyone can help me identify/understand the details of this overcoat. From what I am learning, I believe it was an officer’s 1912 or earlier overcoat. It is wool, full length, has three of the gold sleeve overseas service bars/arrows. It has the slit for a sword on the wearers left side. My dad bought it in the 70s at an estate sale with several other jackets and always told me it was important because it was an officer’s jacket. This one had a pack of cigarette papers and a train station ticket which I can’t seem to find unfortunately. I believe it was St. Louis. I think this overcoat is pretty rare and is in almost perfect condition. I would love to know more about it. Thanks for any help. 

[Justin B.]

That's a WW1-period army officer overcoat, the two lines in the knot are for the rank of captain. It has three overseas service stripes and a discharge chevron. A very nice example.

You can read some great information about those chevrons here:

 

 

[atb]

Are the service chevrons gold or silver?