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usnps uniform

travellak1

New in Town
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3
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California
All,
I would like to recreate this uniform. I aquired a 1930s USNPS hat and need to continue from there. I cant really find anywhere to purchase these types of things other than just waiting for them to come up on Ebay etc.. At first I didnt know what to search for.
It appears the pants are called riding breeches or in some cases johdpurs. The coat does not seem to have a specific name. I also dont know anything about the gaiters and how to tell which ones to get. I am researching on my own and making some progress. I want it to be as authentic as possible.

I guess I dont have a real question but I am seeking input and opinions and potential sources of correct bits.






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draws

Practically Family
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553
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Errol, NH
I too have always been interested in early 20th century uniforms, especially pre-WW2. The nps uniform is easily replicated consisting of: Campaign hat, green longsleeve shirt, black tie, post-WW1/pre-WW2 Army breeches, brown leather puttees/green wool wrap puttees with brown ankle boots, knee high lace boots. All of these items can be purchased in etsy or ebay over a period of time and can be easily pulled together with a bit of hunting. The only difficult items would be getting hold of a green 3 or 4 button jacket matching breeches. The closest thing I can think of would be the US Army class A green jacket but the breeches would then have to be the same color and material to match. Hope this helps.
 

Bjorn240

One of the Regulars
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235
Location
Westchester County
Yeah the tunic looks like a M1912 dress tunic. The hats were m1911 campaign hats. Leggings on the gentleman on the right look like M1910 leggings.
 

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