Genuine British Army Royal Military Police's No.1 Dress Jacket

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At a glance -

• 100% Wool Material
• Issued Condition
• 4 Front Flap Pockets (2 Can be Buttoned )
• Hook & Eye Collar Closure
• Embossed "Staybrite" Regiment Buttons
• Scarlet Facings / Shoulder Piping
• Ribbon Bar Includes; NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia & British General Service Medal
• Royal Military Police
• Lance Corporal Patch
• Belt Loops
• Intended for Ceremonial Parade No.1 Dress Uniform
• Shoulder Epaulettes / Rank Slides
• Internal Lining
• Decorative Cuff Piping
• Incredibly Dark Navy / Black Colour

• Please note the button colour is more rose gold or silver in person, than the photos show.

• Retro Militaria / 1990's - 2000's
• Genuine British Army Surplus / MOD Surplus

Grades -

• Grade 1 - Fantastic condition overall for a previously issued item. No holes or tears. In rare cases there may be light scratches on buttons. The collar has had the pips removed previously. The ribbon bar is mediocre and I would suggest refitting them. All this aside, the actual jacket is excellent, showing very little signs of use.

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Chest Sizes & Length -

• We display our sizes first as Chest Size, then any NATO etc. sizing stated after!

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Retro surplus most likely from the early 2000's. This particular jacket from the British army would've been worn by a Lance Corporal on ceremonial duties, or for parade events. No. 1 dress is the highest level of dress uniform most soldiers will wear, and is earned after a good few years in the army, with each part of the uniform being tailor made.

This particular jacket would've belonged to a member of the British army's Royal Military Police, a very small branch of the army, numbering only about 2,000 personnel. Each button on the jacket is embossed with the insignia of the RMP. The previous owner had earned a general service medal as well as a NATO medal for serving during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990's. They had also reached the rank of Lance Corporal, as shown by the nice golden chevron on the right sleeve.

For features, it is quite a simple jacket, made from 100% wool. There's 4 pockets in total, 2 flap and 2 buttonable flap pockets, arranged in the typical "safari" style, with 2 on the hips and 2 on the chest. The collar is mandarin style, being closed with 2 hook & eyes. On the shoulders you'll find shoulder epaullettes, usually designed to secure ribbons and other sashes during ceremonial events. For the colour, it is a very dark navy blue, bordering on black.

Overall great for a collector, especially given the niche branch, or reeenactor, but also for costumes and reworking.

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