M1938 Officers Tunic, some questions.

[RobertCOUTTS]

hi,
from what I have researched I believe this to be a M1938 Officers Tunic. Is this correct I can see where collar insignia has been removed also it appears to have had shoulder insignia what would this have been. Still has the arm of service insignia for Cavalry?. Came with matching pants. It isnt what I expected now I have it in hand. Any comments would be appreciated as I am not familiar with Japanese militaria. I paid around $160.00 all up for the tunic and pants.
cheers Robert

[RobertCOUTTS]

Officers Tunic

another query there are studs inside the collar did some form of liner clip on?

[RobertCOUTTS]

Officers Tunic

here you can see where the insignia once was.
cheers Robert

[RobertCOUTTS]

Tunic

was hoping for some answers/opinions guess Japanese tunics arent popular or this example is not what I thought does anyone know a Japanese militaria collectors forum I could possibly join.?
cheers Robert

[Jareth]

Nice tunic. It might be what they call a "veterans" tunic. Not an actual combat or military tunic. The lack of markings/label/stamp etc might suggest this. I think the loops over the branch of service "M" patch were for veterans badge.

[RodneyO]

Hi Robert, nice tunic!! I have one very similar to yours except for the shldr boards (removed stitching) and liner. It doesn't have the collar tabs and can see where it was sewn on. It also looks like it had ribbon bars above the left breast pocket.

Jareth, what's the difference in cut between a veteran tunic and a service combat/dress tunic?

[RodneyO]

Hi Robert, nice tunic!! I have one very similar to yours except for the shldr boards (removed stitching) and liner. It doesn't have the collar tabs and can see where it was sewn on. It also looks like it had ribbon bars above the left breast pocket.

Jareth, what's the difference in cut between a veteran tunic and a service combat/dress tunic?

IJA Officer's tunic.jpg

Name (kanji)
IJA Officer's tunic-1.jpg

[RodneyO]

Removed collar tabs:
IJA Officer's tunic-3.jpg


Removed ribbon bars:
IJA Officer's tunic-4.jpg

[Jareth]

as far as I know the cut/style is similar. Hard to tell from a private purchased officers tunic. Differences are lack of ink stamps, markings or name etc. Most have veterans badge attached or loops/shadow of where badge was.

[RodneyO]

Thanks Jareth.
(sorry for the double post....)