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M-1851 Dresscoat for Dragoons
Dragoon Musician's Dresscoat with
optional buttons.
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#5122 M-1851 Enlisted
Dress Coat- In 1851 uniform changes were adopted that
gave enlisted men in ALL
branches of the service a single breasted frockcoat as their dress coat–
shown here for the Dragoons. Our coat features the 19 ounce dark blue field service wool and has
a 2-1/4” collar height with square corner and “V” opening in front.
Most branches had the solid colored trim, however, Engineers and
Ordnance were given cord piping in place of the solid facings– a fore runner to the M-1854 Dress Coat.
Functional Cuffs close with two small buttons. Note the special curved
trim design on the cuff- see enlargement. Hook and Eye at the throat. Nine button
front with two buttons on the back of the skirt. Our frockcoats have
raw bottom skirt edges per originals.
Half lined to the waist with natural
cotton. Two hidden tail pockets but no chest pocket. Optional pad and
quilt stitching in the chest area is available. The General Service
button with plain shield is used.
In
1851, Musician’s were given a coat to match their branch
troops in color– dark blue; and a “plastron” was added to the chest area to
designate “Musician”. The plastron is an overlay of branch trim
colored wool and is not removable.
Regulations called for the edges
to be plain (see enlargement), but many Band Masters added buttons around the
perimeter for more style (coat at left). If perimeter buttons are ordered,
they are inserted in the plastron while it is being attached and not
removable. Made in
USA!
This garment is custom made
for each order- Please allow 6 weeks.
Since custom orders are not
returnable please visit our
measurements page and submit your measurements when you order.
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