Vintage Royal Engineers Sergeant No1 Mess Dress

A scarce and interesting vintage No1 mess dress belonging to Sergeant Gooding of the Royal Engineers. The tunic is made from red and black Melton wool with a red quilted silk lining and made by Costello of London, it comes with matching trousers and a wool and silk waist coat (shirt and bow tie not included). The uniform comes in very good condition and is of beautiful quality with bullion insignia. The tunic measures 42 inch chest and the trousers are 34 waist and 30 inch leg.
Sergeant Gooding was also a qualified compressed air diver and a close combat expert

Code: 28814