Many thanks to a great site

[Steve Flanagan]

Many thanks to you guys for assisting me in restoring my 43 tunic that has been a lengthy but enjoyable process. Posted it on this forum when it first walked into a Dallas show with just the shoulderboards on it with tropical eagle in pocket. Took my time bought from reputable members and enlisted your invaluable opinions, and now Ive got it where I want it,,,salty worn "been there" tunic for my mannequin,,,heres the result!

[RD Rygaard]

Many thanks to you guys for assisting me in restoring my 43 tunic that has been a lengthy but enjoyable process. Posted it on this forum when it first walked into a Dallas show with just the shoulderboards on it with tropical eagle in pocket. Took my time bought from reputable members and enlisted your invaluable opinions, and now Ive got it where I want it,,,salty worn "been there" tunic for my mannequin,,,heres the result!

Nice job! I just restored one as well. Im betting the hardest part was finding the rank tab?

[Dr. Strangelove]

Cuff

Are you saving for nice salty BeVo TK cufftitle?

[Steve Flanagan]

Restore

Yes the rank tab was the longest but the chevron was a pain as well, found one with the backing notched out at the V and that was sufficient for awhile, but Ive got a ninety year old grandmother who uses black SS thread and doesnt even go all the way through the wool of the sleeve, the TK is machine stitched, everything else is hand stitched as you cant get the lower arm of any machine to do the sleeve eagle, its a relatively small tunic, so Ive tried to stay within boundries. Followed old stitch lines on Rott chevron,,,,but CUFFTITLE would be good too,,,,,,,,,,although truthfully there is no sign of it ever having a title.

[RD Rygaard]

Yes the rank tab was the longest but the chevron was a pain as well, found one with the backing notched out at the V and that was sufficient for awhile, but Ive got a ninety year old grandmother who uses black SS thread and doesnt even go all the way through the wool of the sleeve, the TK is machine stitched, everything else is hand stitched as you cant get the lower arm of any machine to do the sleeve eagle, its a relatively small tunic, so Ive tried to stay within boundries. Followed old stitch lines on Rott chevron,,,,but CUFFTITLE would be good too,,,,,,,,,,although truthfully there is no sign of it ever having a title.

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Heres mine