As the 11th was my birthday, and shipping from across the pond takes a while, I got these super neat surplus jackets for my fabulous fifteenth. Thankfully, they came much sooner than expected -- they told us I'd have them by November! First up, is the bush tunic. A product of Briggs Jones and Gibson LTD. I don't know when this was made, but I estimate somewhere in the 1980s/1990s. It says it's machine washable, so one would only assume it's of the latter 20th century! IMG_6673.jpgIMG_6677.jpg Would any of you button fanatics mind lending a hand in IDing these buttons? They are rather curious. There's a crown over a squiggly thing, above a very small thistle. IMG_6678.jpgIMG_6679.jpg On my right epaulette, there appears to be something stamped on in red ink. I cannot decipher what exactly it says, or let alone, means. Nextly, my favourite thing -- my "Tunes of Glory" era battle dress blouse... err, jacket. Yes. Battle jacket. Made by "Milford" of Belfast in 1950. (Huzzah! At long last, the war is over!) IMG_6681.jpg IMG_6683.jpg IMG_6685.jpg Some strange stampings mark the inside pocket. IMG_6686.jpg I think they're both pretty neat. The bush tunic will need some correct pressing, and some growing into, but it's a rather neat addition to my ever-growing collection. ith:
~Live Long and Piobaireachd~ Jordan "Grip" Langehennig
ChuckTN,GMan
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