Royal Artillery Officer Mess
A Royal Artillery officer-pattern mess uniform consisting of jacket, waistcoat and trousers. Jacket is black wool with red facings, by Moss Bros, with mounted brass Queen's crown Royal Artillery buttons. Waistcoat has brass RA buttons and rear waist adjuster. Trousers are high-backed/fitted leg with zip fly (was originally buttoned but a zip has been sewn in), leather under-boot straps, braces buttons and 2" stripes.

Date:       1959

Size:       Jacket approx 40/41" chest. Waist approx 36". Actual measurements are:

Chest Width (laid flat):              21"

Shoulder:                                  17"

Jacket Waist (width, laid flat):    n/a, worn open.

Length:                                       20"

Sleeve:                                       24.5"

Waistcoat waist:                         19"   (max 36/37" waist)

Trousers Waist:                          36.5" (nothing to let out)

Inside Leg:                                 33.5" (to instep, nthing to let down)

Condition:           Generally good condition. Epaulettes have holes where rank was previously fitted. Externally jacket is clean and damage free other than 2 or 3 very discrete pin-head moth holes and the guns on 2 of the jacket buttons are broken. Internally the jacket lining has areas of fraying around edges of collar and lower lapels, and small holes behind bottom buttons..Trousers have 3 or 4 small holes (2 to 3 mm) around ankles, and a hole in first layer of material close to top of rear waist (approx 2cm x 1cm, see photo below, not seen under waistcoat/jacket).

SKU:                    A1081