Love the look of the beast emblem without the  fouling. Has a great patina to it. 

But this isn’t a Revolutionary war jacket…if it was…I agree but it’s not and it’s not named.  If it survives a cleaning due to rodent evidence….what would be left?  I understand where you’re coming from but…reality check.…save what you can and move on.

Nice! Does this mean someone can use this to make original reproductions like some do with German medals?

Gear fan what is Tagt? is it a Hawley repro?  

I have a garage full of liners with no suspension in them. Using a Euro clone is defeating your purpose of making a copy of the Hawley.

Rats! I differ in the opinions. If this were a Revolutionary war jacket would you cut it up for parts? I'm gonna bet no. I have seen tunic displays that were framed. Frame it and fold the arms to the front and use the good arm over the front of the bad one. Then hide as much of the damage with items like a garrison cap, gas mask bag hanging from the neck and use documents and photos.

Nice thread! Here is my CMP US&S 1911A1. It has the original finish and no rebuild markings. Replacement US&S slide.

QUESTION…on the contract label I “just” noticed the ink stamp is “INSP” for inspected by name.  Am I right?  I’m still in the learning process…   I like the 1st Army Artillery patch…my Grandfather wore the patch while serving in 60th Coastal Artillery Regiment…I’m looking for one.

I never thought about the fact that the band belt could be used as a company grade FA or ENG belt.    The Marlow White belts that use the officer’s cap braid use the same buckle as the enlisted belt. The officers that used it for the funeral replaced the buckle with the traditional 1851 pattern. I guess to match TOG.   I was able to buy some pre WWII company grade cavalry pattern braid a few years ago. It is gold wire rather than Mylar so I had to get gold wire cuff braid and cap braid to match.    @Ranger-1972 Interesting about the timeline of the Army making the company grade braid for both company and field grade officers in the interwar, I never knew that before. Then TOG switching back to the 1902 field grade version after you showed them they could create the 1902 version from the trouser braid.    If only you could get Marlow White to make the 1902 company grade belts for all the branches instead of the ones with the officer’s cap braid they sell now.    As far as I know they just started making belts using officer’s hat braid instead of the traditional braid and started selling them. There is no regulation I know of for it. The last regulations that covered it were the pre WWII so I think they would actually still be in force. 

Thank you Dozer for the specifics!