Help Identifying An Artillery Dress Coat-Light or Coastal???

[utica3]

Folks,

 

I recently purchased a very nice pattern 1885 artillery dress coat. I have a IW/SAW light artillery display that I'd like to include this coat in. 

 

I thought I read somewhere that artillery dress coats that have red piped edging are light artillery??

 

Am I correct?

 

Thanks,

 

Eric

 

 

 

[CAC1901]

Its been modified; the rear flashes and buttons are removed. All these coats have piping; mounted ones have a shorter skirt with piping on the hem or edge like this. It displays good from the front though.

 

[utica3]

Thanks for the information CAC1901!

 

[AnEagleT]

Hey there! Forgive me if I'm wrong, but would it be a USMC Full Dress for enlisted men? Looks to have a row of 8 buttons down the front as opposed to 9, shoulder straps with rounded edges sewn down, a tall, standing collar, and simple piping up the plaits of the rear of the skirt to the waist seam where 2 buttons are missing. Buttons are perhaps a replacement if so? Still a very nice find nonetheless!

[AnEagleT]

Forgot to mention that there also looks to be the piece of black leather and perhaps the remains of the label usually sewn into the interior of the collar.

[utica3]

Hello AnEagleT,

 

I think you're correct. I purchased it as Artillery dress coat. However, when inspecting it, I found US Marines 1906 written inside the sleeve. It has Eagle buttons on the outside not Marine buttons. Any guess why the Eagle buttons were substituted for Marine buttons?

 

Eric

[AnEagleT]

My guess would be that it was done by a collector sometime during its life or some case similar. Probably ran out of buttons for the rear if so...