Pre WWII 1928 - 29 USMC Winter Service Alpha Blouse
Interwar United States Marine Corps Winter Service Alpha uniform blouse constructed from forest green wool kersey. This four-pocket service coat features a roll collar with notched lapels and a four-button front closure. The buttons are finished in bronze and feature the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) motif. Matching smaller buttons secure the shoulder epaulets. A bronze-finished Eagle, Globe, and Anchor collar insignia is pinned to each lapel. A silver-toned marksmanship qualification badge is pinned above the upper left breast pocket. The reverse of the coat includes vertical pleats and internal metal belt support hooks. The interior is partially lined with green and cream-colored fabric. The interior sleeve lining features a printed black stamp in a vertical orientation reading Quartermaster Depot, / U. S. Marine Corps, / 1928-29. next to a large stamped 1S. A second black stencil on the interior lining reads H. R. GATES. A small, illegible green thread marking is present on the pleat of the lower left pocket. Harold R. Gates served in the US Marine Corps in 1929 and 1930 with Aviation Service Company One, Aircraft Squadron, Quantico, Virginia and was discharged after less than two years service for unknown reasons. Worthy research project. Overall very good condition with minor wear. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
[ translate ]Interwar United States Marine Corps Winter Service Alpha uniform blouse constructed from forest green wool kersey. This four-pocket service coat features a roll collar with notched lapels and a four-button front closure. The buttons are finished in bronze and feature the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) motif. Matching smaller buttons secure the shoulder epaulets. A bronze-finished Eagle, Globe, and Anchor collar insignia is pinned to each lapel. A silver-toned marksmanship qualification badge is pinned above the upper left breast pocket. The reverse of the coat includes vertical pleats and internal metal belt support hooks. The interior is partially lined with green and cream-colored fabric. The interior sleeve lining features a printed black stamp in a vertical orientation reading Quartermaster Depot, / U. S. Marine Corps, / 1928-29. next to a large stamped 1S. A second black stencil on the interior lining reads H. R. GATES. A small, illegible green thread marking is present on the pleat of the lower left pocket. Harold R. Gates served in the US Marine Corps in 1929 and 1930 with Aviation Service Company One, Aircraft Squadron, Quantico, Virginia and was discharged after less than two years service for unknown reasons. Worthy research project. Overall very good condition with minor wear. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
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