Royal Sigs SD tunic

[Jerry B]

Waiting for this to arrive, so these are the sellers pics. It was very cheap and said to be WWII period, though I think that without a dated label it's hard to be precise, but 30's or 40's is probably correct. I'll post some better pics when it arrives.

[Battery Command Post]

Look like a nice example actually. Looking forward to the better photos :
To my eyes it seems to have an early long-skirted cut (so 1930s - early WW2), as the opening at the back of the skirt looks really long, but it fits so badly on that torso form, it's difficult to get an idea of it

Rob

[Jerry B]

Look like a nice example actually. Looking forward to the better photos :
To my eyes it seems to have an early long-skirted cut (so 1930s - early WW2), as the opening at the back of the skirt looks really long, but it fits so badly on that torso form, it's difficult to get an idea of it

Rob

Thanks as always for your knowledgeable posts Rob.

I await it's arrival to see what rank it is for and if it has signs of missing dogs and titles. Then begins to hunt to replace them, though signals items are fairly common and sensibly priced.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Jerry, should be an easy restoration. I look forwards to seeing your progress.

Cheers, Ade.

[Jerry B]

Hi Jerry, should be an easy restoration. I look forwards to seeing your progress.

Cheers, Ade.

Thanks Ade. It should be an easy job, as long as there are no signs of any removed cloth patches, though they are not so commonly seen on SD tunics.

[helldunkle]

Nice example. I think I almost bought this tunic myself the other day, but I have 12 sd tunics already...sd tunics seem really cheap at the moment. £20-25 seems ridiculously cheap for original war time uniform.

[Jerry B]

Nice example. I think I almost bought this tunic myself the other day, but I have 12 sd tunics already...sd tunics seem really cheap at the moment. £20-25 seems ridiculously cheap for original war time uniform.

Indeed, it seems incredible that you can buy a WWII officers tunic for so little, when you would struggle to buy anything WWII German for the same money, never mind how much the equivalent WWII German signals officers tunic would cost you.

Good for those of us who wish to collect such things, you get a lot of history for you money.

[helldunkle]

It was only a few months ago I was fighting others to buy similar tunics for £50-60, Maybe the lack of money everywhere effected prices. Still, good news for collectors. a few weeks ago I bought a nice 44' dated economy patern tunic for £20 it just needs some buttons and collar badges.

[Jerry B]

It was only a few months ago I was fighting others to buy similar tunics for £50-60, Maybe the lack of money everywhere effected prices. Still, good news for collectors. a few weeks ago I bought a nice 44' dated economy patern tunic for £20 it just needs some buttons and collar badges.

Very nice and a real bargain at that price.

I assume it is just a blip and prices will return to the higher rate. I suppose it also depends on the unit, with the corps not so collectable.

[Jerry B]

It arrived and much to my surprise it has a 7/45 dated and named label inside the inner pocket, to W. C. Tazewell. I looked in the Gazette and found the following

ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS.
Lt. E. F. KINSEY (191468), from I. Corps, to be
Lt., 27th Oct. 1945, retaining his present seniority.
2328175 War Subs. C.Q.M.S. (F. of S.) Norman
Burwell LEDGER (359130) to be Lt. (T.M.O.), 3rd
Oct. 1945: —
The undermentioned Cadets to be 2nd Lts.: —
3rd Nov. 1945 :—•
15002121 Herbert Leslie ARCHARD (360426).
14th Nov. 1945: —
2320897 Arthur William HATTON (357933).
14495857 George Basil BRAUND (357934)-
2601921 Philip Arthur Lester HARRIS (357935)-
14807337 Cyril Arthur LEE (35794*) •
14495264 Peter John Carver LLOYD (357936).
14833994 James Bruce MAXWELL (357937)-
14850113 Cyril James Cunliffe PUGH (357938).
14691033 David Eaton RICHARDS (357939).
557735° William Charles Edward TAZEWELL

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The weather is bad here, but I'll post some pics when (IF????) it improves.