NCOs M.1915 Pattern field grey woollen Bluse jacket : Lehr Regiment, 3 Guards Prussian Division, German Army

German Army NCO's M.1915 Pattern field grey woollen Bluse jacket. This single breasted jacket has a stand and fall collar that is faced with green badge cloth (Abzeichen Tuch). The collar has a single woven litzen on each side that have a central black stripe between two white ones, and a single band of woven silver grey braid. The collar can be fastened with two pairs of ferrous hook and eye fittings. The six grey buttons (possibly plastic) on the front of the jacket are concealed. A pocket that has a button-down flap, which slopes downward from the front to the back, has been let into both hips. The single metal buttons on the pockets are painted field grey and bear the Prussian Crown. 'L' is embroidered in red woollen thread on the shoulder straps. They are held down on the inward end by metal buttons that are painted field grey and bear the Prussian crown. The sleeve cuffs are turned back 150 mm. There are two field grey ferrous metal clasps that imitate buttons above the 300 mm vent in the skirt at the back. An aluminium alloy belt hook has been fitted to both sides of the waistline. The jacket is fully lined with field grey cotton drill. A pocket, with a single button on the opening, has been let into the lining of the right breast. Stamped in black ink near the first buttonhole inside the left front panel is 'B.A.IV'. At the bottom of the same panel is an open topped patch pocket.

The history of this object is unknown.

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