Vapenrock

Unknown artist

Group C I. Gun coat for lieutenant (pencil note: major) at dragon regiment, serving at the General Staff. The black carpet with two silver stripes states that the officer belongs to a dragon regiment, over the right chest pocket: aerial panel brand. Guncoat, English model for officer. Open collar. The rock is made of Khaki-colored diagonal fabric: it is single-row and has seven buttons. 75 cm tall. On the back there is a round, 35 cm long and at the waist on the sides two hooks for the strap. Above the right chest pocket sits an air navigation staff badge, embroidered by silver (two wings with a small star). Axle flaps of the same fabric, 4 cm wide and sewn to the sleeve seams. They were attached to the coat of arms with small buttons. Four pockets, two sides and two chest pockets. The chest pockets are fitted with vertical folds. They have lids with three corners, drawn to a tip. The side pockets are large with square lids and provided with a small button. Feed of green silk fabric with two inner pockets. In the right a stuck white paper patch with the inscription: “H. Greed & Co 7 Rue Royale, Paris 114,248, 7-4-37 Mr le kap: ne de Chizelles.” The rock has at the waist the hoe and the hook. The buttons are of metal, silver-colored by semi-cobbled model, 2 cm in diameter. Four on the front (one missing). On the back of the buttons stands “Paris. Maurice Bourdon.” On the pocket lid are four buttons, 1.5 cm in diameter and on the shoulder two similar. On the back, the buttons have the same inscription. The collar is lying open. On the collar are perpendicular coatings and flash bundles (general staff characters) embroidered with silver. Black coatings with silver on are particularly characteristic of cavalry. Sleeve stroke 8 cm high, straight cut with a small half-round angle on the back. on the right sleeve there is a coating of black clothing with four silver galleys (1 cm wide and 5 cm long). It is the rank of major (commendant). Literature: Arméee francaise. Uniforme 1937 Album. Plansch 17 Grades. “Chef d 'Escadrons” has four silver galleys (5 cm long). Handbuch der Uniformenkunde. Prof. R. Knötel-Sieg. Hamburg 1937 page 189. This characteristic of the general staff officer, the flash knife, was introduced in 1870 and used for uniform m/1935 page 161. In 1935, in the French Army khaki colored uniform fabric was introduced in st f the horizontal blue. Les uniformes de l 'armée francaise. Terre, more, sir. E.-L. Bucquoy Paris 1935. In the preface, it is mentioned that the khaki-colored uniform was introduced in 1935. Page 99. Plansch 43: The cavalry has black clothing collars pages 251, 252: Air navigation personnel badge over the right - chest pocket two rings with star. Drawing. According to Captain W Granberg.