QLR Lt Colonel Mess
A Queen's Lancashire Regiment officer-pattern mess uniform consisting of jacket and waistcoat/bib (no trousers). Jacket is red wool with white piping, bullion QLR collar badges and Lieutenant Colonel's rank. Waistcoat is dark blue wool with gilt detailing, brass QLR buttons and rear waist adjuster. 

Date:       1955 (pre-QLR)

Size:       Jacket approx  36/38" chest. Actual measurements are:

Chest Width (laid flat):              19"

Shoulder:                                  16"

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

Length:                                       20"

Sleeve:                                       23.5"

Waistcoat waist:                         18" (max 35" waist)

Condition:           Generally good although with damage in places. Jacket is bright and clean and shows only light wear although on closer inspection there is some moth damage - right cuff, left arm between cuff and elbow, and some pinhead-sized holes around lower edge of jacket (see photos). Waistcoat has only light wear and is clean and damage free.

SKU:                    A1011