Enlisted man artillery jacket

[FrankN]

Hello,
I was able to purchase this a few months ago and I had some time to photograph and post this thread. It's a CW enlisted mans artillery jacket. Most likely it was surplus and never issued. It has red artillery piping, all buttons present (most are Scovills & co extra marked while some have no maker mark), intact pillows (to help hold up a belt), blue wool lining (I understand these are a little more rare to find), Shafer inspector stamp from the Cincinnati Depot, larger size 3 dot marking, U.C.I. stamps indicating an original surplus jacket used by a theatre company postwar and some modern repairs. Most of the buttons have a similar patina but some may have been replaced.
On the mannequin display I use a nice repro Nick Sekela forage cap and an original CW canteen with a repro shoulder strap. Any comments are appreciated and I hope some of you may enjoy this jacket. I'll include about a dozen photos.

Best regards,
Frank

 

[FrankN]

More pics

 

[FrankN]

Liner

 

[FrankN]

Pillows, buttons and liner repair. Thanks for looking!

 

[UCVRelics]

Nice Jacket. Thanks for sharing.

 

[kholland]

Nice acquisition!

 

[zburkett]

Congratulations on getting it and thank you for sharing it with us.

 

[Eagle eye]

Great pictures of the details…& explanations of them… very well done

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Congratulations on getting it and thank you for sharing it with us.

Great pictures of the details…& explanations of them… very well done

My thoughts exactly.

Beautiful jacket.

 

[Seduzal]

Wow! What a interesting post. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Michael W.]

Nice jacket, thanks for sharing! I am a Navy collector myself, have a couple of original Naval officer uniforms, and limit myself to Naval artifacts, but I LOVE the artillery shell jackets! I would like to have one myself, but it wouldn't fit into my collection...

 

[FrankN]

Thanks for all the comments. I'm glad that I could share this and that some of you enjoyed it! Over the last 2 years I've been able to add a few pieces to my humble collection that I thought may always remain out of my budget range. Prices have come down some and I was lucky to find this at a decent price. With an additional kind discount I was able to purchase it. I enjoy reading the history of the CW and my collection adds an exciting/interesting element to the journey. I'll look forward to seeing more collection pieces from other members on this forum.

Thanks,
Frank

 

[zburkett]

Thanks for all the comments. I'm glad that I could share this and that some of you enjoyed it! Over the last 2 years I've been able to add a few pieces to my humble collection that I thought may always remain out of my budget range. Prices have come down some and I was lucky to find this at a decent price. With an additional kind discount I was able to purchase it. I enjoy reading the history of the CW and my collection adds an exciting/interesting element to the journey. I'll look forward to seeing more collection pieces from other members on this forum.

Thanks,
Frank

Every time I see something like this I am just thankful that it has gotten to a safe place with someone who appreciates it.