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CIVIL WAR/INDIAN WAR PERIOD COLONEL'S UNIFORM FRO

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
CIVIL WAR/INDIAN WAR PERIOD COLONEL'S UNIFORM FRO
CIVIL WAR/INDIAN WAR PERIOD COLONEL'S UNIFORM FROCK COAT. Dark blue wool 3/4 length regulation field grade officer's frock coat with 14-button, double breasted front and staff colonel's silver and gold embroidered shoulder straps. Coat is finely made of dark blue finely woven wool broad cloth with a dbl-breasted front and standing collar 1-1/4" high. There are 14 eagle "I" buttons on the front, all back marked "D. Evans & Co." except 2, one of which is back marked "Scovill Mf'g Co." and the other "Waterbury Button Co". The nonfunctional cuffs each have 3 buttons, all with a variety of back marks. The rear of the coat has 3 buttons, 3 by "D. Evans", 1 by "Scovill." The sleeves are seamed front and back with an exceptionally high double horizontal stitch line 5" above the cuff. The interior of the coat is lined in green polished cotton. 2 tail pockets lined in dark brown polished cotton are accessed from the interior. Breast is not quilted. The sleeves are lined in white polished cotton with a lightly printed narrow 4-striped pattern. CONDITION: Very good. Buttonholes are well worn. Some buttons have been replaced. A few seams at the collar and shoulder are separating. There are a couple of minor holes here and there, some repaired, some not. Interior is well worn, mostly intact with later repairs. Shoulder straps are in very good condition with a dark patina. All buttons are replacements. Frock coat most likely dates to the last days of the American Civil War, but could well have been made during the post war decade. 4-56249 CW6 (1,500-2,000)