Royal Marine No1 Major General
An extremely rare and original Royal Marine officer-pattern No.1 Blues dress uniform consisting of jacket, cloth belt and trousers (Sam Browne/braces/tie can be added as options). Major General's rank, general officer's gorgets, parachute qualification "wings", lanyard.and ribbons for a Companion of the Bath (CB), OBE, Military Cross, '39/45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, War Medal, Defence Medal, Naval General Servive Medal and MiD oak leaves and a General Service Medal. No1 trousers are high backed with 2 1/2" stripe, braces buttons and button fly. 

Date:         Jacket 1956. Trousers unlabelled.

Sizes:       Jacket approx 38/39" chest. Trousers approx 37". Actual measurements are:

Chest Width (laid flat):              20"

Shoulder:                                  16.5"

Jacket Waist (width, laid flat):   18.5" 

Length:                                     30"

Sleeve:                                     25" 

Trouser waist:                          37"  (nothing to let out)

Inside leg:                                32.5" (+1" to let down)

Condition:       Jacket in excellent condition. Minimal wear. Clean and damage free. Trousers are probably a little older and display slightly more age. There is a very discrete professional repair to a hole on left thigh near bottom of fly, otherwise clean and damage free. The jacket and trousers are probably not an original set, but came to us together from the family of the original owner and were worn together in service.

SKU:                A1655