1930's US ARMY OFFICER SHIRT UNIFORM
This is a US Army officer uniform shirt. As used in the 1920's. The item featured here has rank insignia
attached to the shoulder area. Two pockets were placed on the chest area. With light brown plastic buttons.
The construction was surprisingly comfortable. The design was actually better than that employed during WWII.
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The rank of the soldier is shown here. He held the rank of major. The insignia is of pin-back construction
and is marked "Sterling" on the back. Beautiful detailed to the leafing. This is a high quality US
insignia. Probably manufactured during WWI.
The manufacturer of the shirt was "Arrow", a company which still in business today. The tag is affixed to the inside of the collar. In addition, the size of the shirt is stamped in black ink.
The tag displays the following information:
Arrow
Sanforized shrunk
shirt
with
Arrow collar
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This Pre-WWII US uniform may be currently
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item.
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of
the collectible.
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