AGC RAEC Major Mess
British Army Adjutant General's Corps officer-pattern mess uniform consisting of jacket, bib/waistcoat and trousers. Jacket is scarlet wool with black facings, gilt edging, embroidered Royal Army Education Corps collar badges, parachute "wings" and all-arms Commando qualification badges and Major's rank on epaulattes. Black wool waistcoat is full backed, with gilt detailing, zips to side and neck and a rear waist adjuster. Trousers are high backed with button fly & waist fastening, braces buttons, elastic under-boot straps and 1 3/4" scarlet wool stripe.

Date:        Undated

Size:         Approx 43/44" chest. Trousers approx 36" waist. Actual measurements are:

Chest Width (laid flat):            22.5"

Shoulder:                                17"

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

Length:                                   23"

Sleeve:                                   26"

Waistcoat Waist:                    18" (laid flat)

Collar:                                    16"

Trouser waist:                        36" (+2.5" to let out)

Inside Leg:                             32.5" (+1.5"to let down)

Condition:   Jacket/waistcoat in excellent condition. Clean and damage free. Only very light wear. Trousers also in very good condtion, they just have some very minor marks (food?) which aren't particularly noticeable and should sponge out, and one small/discreet area of moth tracing to one red stripe (approx 

SKU:            A614