United Kingdom. A Royal Navy Lieutenant's Working Dress Jacket, with Visor Cap and Cover, c. 1945 Hold exhibiting signs of wear

exhibiting signs of wear

The collar is flanked by tabs constructed of white wool with buckram cores and topped by dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia

black felt backer exhibiting wear

Thirteen years later

with a chip evident to the enamel of the six o’clock arm

United Kingdom. A Royal Navy Lieutenant's Working Dress Jacket, with Visor Cap and Cover, c. 1945 Hold exhibiting signs of wearA very well preserved Royal Navy (RN) working dress jacket to a decorated serviceman of the Second World War, constructed of dark navy blue wool cloth. It features a turned down collar and shoulder which are flanked by boards constructed of identical wool with rigid cores. Each measuring 50 mm (w) x 130 mm (l), the boards are topped by rayon cloth Lieutenant rank insignia and are secured in position with stitching at the outer edge of the shoulders,