Offered for sale is an RAF officer’s greatcoat. Details. The greatcoat was bespoke made by Jones & Jones Co. of Mayfair, Geoffrey Mungo Buxton was born in 1906. Buxton entered the air force as soon as he left school. He trained in He designed the Buxton Hjordis, a single-seat sailplane built by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd, which was flown at competitions in During WW2, Buxton was involved in research experiments with “Queen Bee”, seeing whether wooden gliders would get picked up by radar. Post war, he was sent to This information was given to me by one of his daughters after I bought the uniform. There is lots of further information about him on the Internet. The greatcoat came from a collector in Wiveton,
The greatcoat is half lined and has corduroy lined pockets and still has the original buttons. It is a beautiful thing, very well made, and incredibly heavy! Condition. The greatcoat is in beautiful condition, and looks little worn, but there are some points to note. - It has been in storage in an attic for a long time, and therefore has storage odour, but it does NOT smell of moth balls. - There is slight corrosion to one of the buttons on the left sleeve - There are a few moth grazes, not holes, just nibbles in the material. There are a couple on the collar, a 4mm one on the right hand side on the back near the sleeve, a 4mm on the left sleeve and a 1” patch on the inside left lapel. Measurements. For a wartime piece, it is actually a decent size. Laid flat the chest measurement is 22” across, so doubled up, and allowing room for movement, it probably comes up as a 40” chest. Moving the buttons would give a bit of extra room, if needed. Shoulder width is 20” Collar to hem is 56” Postage. The greatcoat is incredibly heavy, hence the high postage. It will only be sent using an insured method, and the auction is Please note that I know very little about RAF uniforms, but have done my best to describe it as accurately as possible. If you want further information or more pictures, please ask PRIOR to bidding, as all sales are final. Happy bidding :o) |