1928 NAMED- 325th Inf. Rgt. 78th ID NEAR MINT M-26 US Army Major Tunic Coat

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BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM-TAILORED UNIFORM COAT BY LILLEY OF BALTIMORE, NAMED  TO MAJ. ALLEN C. GARDEN + DATED! 1928
(AND NOTE A LOT OF PAPERWORK WAS GENERATED ON US MIL FORUM FOR YOU TO PRINT OUT --'AZNATION' DID A MASSIVE JOB!)
SIZE SMALL-MEDIUM -  ABOUT 36-38  CONDITION AMAZING -- ZERO NIPS OR TRACK SAND NO  OFFENSIVE AROMAS
THIS HAS EARLY 2-PCE. COLLAR BRASS OF HIGH-QUALITY -- SWORDS + NUMBERS + 'US' --ALL  USE SEPARATE POST-AND-NUT + BENT-PIN CONSTRUCTION
I DIDN'T REMOVE THE INSIGNIA TO LOOK FOR MAKERS MARKS, LEAVE THAT TO YOU
PLUS IT WEARS WWI  BULLION SERVICE STRIPES AND AN EARLY (1930s?) 78TH INF. DIV SHOULDER SSI PATCH -  HE WENT INTO WWII, AGAIN CK. THE USMILFORUM...
NO SHOULDER STRAP RANK  or DUI AND NONE BEEN THERE...
SINCE COAT IS IN UNWORN CONDITION -- EVEN THE COLLAR  + ARMPITS  CLEAN,  SO
IT SEEMS HE GOT MAJOR RANK,  CLOSETED THIS ONE  WHEN WWII BROKE OUT AND SPRANG FOR THE NEW-STYLE OFFICERS' UNI -- TO OUR EVENTUAL GAIN
ANOTHER INTERESTING ELEMENT: THE WWI SERVICE RIBBON BAR WAS ATTACHED
BEFORE
THE LINING WAS INSTALLED, SO THIS OFFICER
WAS CERTAINLY PROUD OF HIS WWI / 3-STAR 'NATIONAL DEFENSE' SERVICE  -- AND HIS SURVIVAL, THE 325TH IN WWI WAS ALMOST DECIMATED !  IN WWII REACTIVATED AND ATTACHED TO THE 82ND ABN IT BECAME THE CELEBRATED 325TH GLIDER INFANTRY RGT. (GIR)
AS FOR LINING IT'S SILK OR SATIN AND THE ARM LINING  IS STD. 'MATTRESS TICKING' TYPE FINE COTTON OR LINEN
BESIDES  THE TINY SHOULDER NIP, I CAN FIND NO FLAWS ON THIS OUTSTANDING, 92-YEAR OLD WOOL TUNIC -- SO, QUITE REMARKABLE ALMOST UNHEARD-OF  CONDITION, HERE
SEE THE PICTURES.  CERTAINLY, IT'S BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A DESIRABLE NAMED, DATED 1928 COAT WITH 'BEEN THERE FOREVER' RANK INSIGNIA
AND MANY PAGES OF INFORMATION ON  OWNERS, SERVICE AND OTHER ASPECTS OF HIS LIFE-- EVEN DEATH DETAILS AND PICTURE OF HIS IMPRESSIVE GRAVE SRONE
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*NOTE*  -- I DO NOT SHIP RUSSIA MAINLAND CHINA EAST EUROPE  NO END EARLY NO CUSTOMS DEVALUE NO DECLARE AS A 'GIFT.'  NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE ITEM I USE AN ENVELOPE BIG ENUF FOR A U.S. CUSTOMS FORM TO FIT ON IT- ABOUT 8X10 INCHES NOT A SMALL LETTER ENVELOPE.  IT IS WINNERS' RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY ALL CUSTOMS AND EXCISE CHARGES IN THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.  USE EBAY CALCULATOR OR USPS.COM FOR SHIPPING RATE (HIT THE 'CALCULATE' LINK.)  I SEND BY PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL EXCEPT TO ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES, WHERE INSURANCE COVER IS NO LONGER OFFERED;  THERE, IT WILL BE EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL, WHICH WILL COST YOU MORE.  AND PLEASE DON'T ASK ME TO 'SHIP THE VERY CHEAPEST' BECAUSE THERE'S NO INSURANCE AVAILABLE - AND I NEVER SEND UNINSURED PARCELS ABROAD!   ALSO,   PLEASE BE SURE THE SHIPPING ADDRESS IS WHAT YOU HAVE DECLARED TO EBAY AND PAYPAL. CHANGING ADDRESSES AFTER THE SALE IS MADE - ESPECIALLY U.S. TO FOREIGN - IS UNWELCOME AND SLOWS THE PROCESS ON ALL SIDES. FINALLY,  MARYLAND STATE RESIDENTS MUST PAY THE USUAL SALES TAX.