I seem to remember that this uniform was discussed at length over several issues of "The Armourer" a while ago. Whilst the current owner seemed cautiously convinced that it was legit, virtually every commentator -giving to my mind very solid reasons- dismissed it.
There was some speculation that it might have been a film prop, specifically the uniform used in the 1960s movie "The Battle of Britain", and indeed someone who had worked on this film wrote in supporting this theory -the current owner didn't accept this, however.
Any unique high-end item should start with an assumption that it's fake, and then have to prove itself otherwise. From what is in the public domain about this uniform -in terms of detail, construction and provenance- it has to be a
All the best
Paul.
There was some speculation that it might have been a film prop, specifically the uniform used in the 1960s movie "The Battle of Britain", and indeed someone who had worked on this film wrote in supporting this theory -the current owner didn't accept this, however.
Any unique high-end item should start with an assumption that it's fake, and then have to prove itself otherwise. From what is in the public domain about this uniform -in terms of detail, construction and provenance- it has to be a
All the best
Paul.
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