Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Contemporary British
A Collection of Contemporary British Royal Marines No. 1 and Service Dress Uniforms and Accessories - A comprehensive collection of contemporary British Royal Marines uniforms and associated personal equipment, including both No. 1 Dress (Blues) and Service Dress (Lovat) ensembles. The No. 1 Dress grouping comprises a dark navy wool tunic for Other Ranks, featuring a stand-up collar with silver-tone Globe and Laurel collar badges and five silver-tone front buttons embossed with the Royal Marines insignia. The jacket has a label identifying it as Jacket, Man's No1 Dress. It includes the British Broad Arrow (Pheon) mark. Accompanying the jacket are matching navy wool trousers with a 1.75-inch scarlet red stripe down each leg, fitted with grey elasticated braces with leather tabs. Headgear for this set includes a peaked cap with a white cover, red band, and silver-tone Royal Marines badge. Accessories include a white canvas ceremonial waist belt and a pair of black leather lace-up ankle boots with plain toe caps. The Service Dress grouping consists of an olive-drab Lovat green wool-mixture jacket with four pleated pockets and darkened bronze-finish insignia. This is accompanied by two pairs of matching Lovat green trousers and a coordinating fabric waist belt. Headgear includes three commando green berets and one navy blue beret with a red tombstone flash. Further accessories include an olive green V-neck woollen pullover and an olive green knitted woollen tie. No. 1 Jacket Label Dimensions: Height: 176 cm Chest: 104 cm Waist: 88 cm.