Shoulder Board Postition

[Books OToole]

Where should officer's shoulder boards be postitioned on a sack coat?

The shoulder seam is well beyond my shoulder.

Books

[St. George]

Regulation placement of the Epaulettes was about 1/2' from the shoulder seam of the coat.

It didn't vary much at all.

Scouts Out!

[Books OToole]

Thanks, St. George.

I was just looking at some CW pictures in the Time-Life set.  They seem to be positioned just as you stated.  However most of the uniforms seem to be better tailored than mine.

Thanks again;
Books

[St. George]

The Sack Coat was designed and thought of as a 'Campaign Coat' - so comfort was paramount.

What era do you portray?

Scouts Out!

[Books OToole]

I'm sewing on Artillery Capt. boards for the GAF shoot.  It is the first time for this 'character.'  It will be the one I usually sign off with on this site.  It is a (non-existant) Vol. Battery during the Indian war era.  I needed a uniform to go with the Mountain Howitzer.

The Howitzer will be opening the ball, this weekend.


Michael "Books" Tatham
Capt., 5th Kansas Battery
Acting Artillery Commander, Dept. of Missouri.

[Chantilly]

I'm going to sew shoulder boards on to my "Salute to the Military" dress.  They're a little wide.  Do you bend them a bit to get a curve?

[US Scout]

Yep!

US Scout
Bvt Col of Marines

[Chantilly]

Thank you kind sir!  I shall bend away.     I really like these - I chose the Eagles - Colonel, if I remember correctly, or maybe Captain, or maybe I don't remember at all.  I do think Colonel Chantilly has a certain "ring" to it though, but then, I think Queen Chantilly sounds good also.   

[Drydock]

You will be a Colonel, m'lady.  Unless you join the Navy.  Then you will be a Captain. 

[Gen Lew Wallace]

...and the little birdy looks a tad bit different between the landlubbers and swabbies. 

[Chantilly]

I suppose it will have to be Colonel Chantilly, the landlubber (who thinks Jaws is just waiting off the coast to get her).