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Old 07-06-2006, 09:09 AM   #1
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General Jacket 1969

Is this a general jacket m 1969?
The yellow laces seem not to belong to the jacket?

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Old 07-06-2006, 10:01 AM   #2
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jacket

Stay away. The cords have been added, the ribbons have been added ( twice!) and I would bet the boards are added as well; its a bad overall set. DD
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Old 07-06-2006, 11:20 PM   #3
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IMO: Cords are from "Kitchen & Stuff" or any other home decor place.
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Old 07-07-2006, 11:12 AM   #4
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IMO: Cords are from "Kitchen & Stuff" or any other home decor place.

this is going to be a very stupid question/comment i think, but it comes in two parts

1. were generals/admirals ever demobilized?
2. if they were, cords like these could be related to a demobilization uniform (much like in lower ranks)? maybe? who knows, just a thought

or even, instead of demobilization, it could be a type of retirement decoration as well

i am not contesting that the uniform is faked (it is), but what i am doing is theorizing if one could find a real uniform with this type of add on, would it be possible? maybe not. thanks for anyone's thoughts and./or comments

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generals would go into the reserve, i do not think they really demob'd like EMs nor i have i ever heard of a generals demob uniform. Though I think your way of thinking was in line with what the 'makers' of this uniform thought; make it as fancy as possible. DD
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Old 07-08-2006, 06:57 PM   #6
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Doug,

Correct me if I am wrong, but this looks like a fantasy or foreign cord, isn't it? I've seen some fancy cords on Dembel uniforms, but not as sophisticated as this one.

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I agree, it might just be a made up cord added to the uniform. -dd
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Yes, that's it: "dembel" uniform with many "improvements" attached to it.
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Old 07-10-2006, 05:50 AM   #9
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Just a quick remark, here. I agree that all the parts do not belong together, but it seems to me that the jacket itself, and the boards themselves, are genuine.
In my opinion, it is a genuine M69 General's parade jacket which was "pepped up" with a fancy cord and ribbons (which, incidentally, were never worn on this type of uniform).
Take the cord and the ribbons away, and you have a decent general's parade jacket.

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Just a quick remark, here. I agree that all the parts do not belong together, but it seems to me that the jacket itself, and the boards themselves, are genuine.
In my opinion, it is a genuine M69 General's parade jacket which was "pepped up" with a fancy cord and ribbons (which, incidentally, were never worn on this type of uniform).
Take the cord and the ribbons away, and you have a decent general's parade jacket.

Marc
It seems that the shoulderboards are not attached in the correct way. The upper edges of the boards are visible whereas they should be hidden under the collar. In order to get the uniform in shape, a tailor has to re-attach the shoulderboards... then, after removing the different obscure add-ons, you will have a nice 3-star generals jacket. However, one must take into consideration a) the price of the jacket ... and b) the price of the tailorwork and compare it to the price for a equal jacket... ... blah blah ... :-D
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