Service dress tunic : Victorian Cavalry

Dark blue wool twill tunic with dark blue stand collar, shoulder straps and pointed Polish style cuffs all piped with yellow worsted wool. Shoulder straps have brass 'VC' titles and small 'AUT PACE AUT BELLO' Victorian military forces buttons. There are also two of these buttons at each cuff made by 'STOKES & MARTIN MELB'. On the right sleeve above the elbow is an embroidered gold bullion and velvet Victoria crown on a black ground above three gold lace chevrons on a red ground, indicating the rank of company sergeant major or staff sergeant. Five large brass Victorian Military Forces buttons at the front made by 'MOUBRAY ROWAN & HICKS MELBOURNE'. Front of tunic piped in yellow wool that extends around square fronts and lower edge. A brass belt hooks at each side of the waist. Tunic partially lined at front and shoulder blades with lightly padded green cotton and wool mixture. Same fabric used to line collar. Concealed pocket inside left breast lined with brown cotton twill. Sleeves lined with green, red and white striped cotton twill. At back neck is hanging tab of green worsted tape. Neck fastened with two ferrous metal hooks and eyes.

This style of jacket, with yellow piping was also worn by the Nordenfeldt Battery who were also part of the Victorian Cavalry. The brass 'VC' shoulder titles were not always replaced with embroidered 'VNB' or brass 'VHA' titles. The square fronts of this tunic indicate that it is more likely to be a Victorian Cavalry tunic rather than a Nordenfeldt one which tended to have rounded fronts. Although the Victorian Cavalry was formed in 1885, this style of uniform was introduced in 1888. The unit was disbanded in December 1892.

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