While I'm awaiting the delivery of my copy of CRRC2, I've been mulling over upgrading my impression with a new sack coat.
And one of the things that occurred to me is that CW uniforms were basically issued in 4 sizes and that each of these sizes translated into about 4 of today's modern sizes.
On top of that I'm a rather long armed cuss (36 inch sleeves) and I doubt the Army Quartermaster worried too much about unusual sizes.
So .......
If I get one of the vendor's to tailor the coat to my dimensions am I being inauthentic?
Wouldn't it have been more likely that the coat would be a little baggy (sizing me into an XL) and the sleeves a little short?
I don't remember seeing any photos of soldiers with short sleeved coats (but I do remember photos where the coat sleeves seemed too long) but then not too many of them would have weighted in at 6' 3", 230 lbs with 36" arms.
Is the a nicely tailored coat an acceptable compromise or should I be going for the sort of ill-fitting look?
And one of the things that occurred to me is that CW uniforms were basically issued in 4 sizes and that each of these sizes translated into about 4 of today's modern sizes.
On top of that I'm a rather long armed cuss (36 inch sleeves) and I doubt the Army Quartermaster worried too much about unusual sizes.
So .......
If I get one of the vendor's to tailor the coat to my dimensions am I being inauthentic?
Wouldn't it have been more likely that the coat would be a little baggy (sizing me into an XL) and the sleeves a little short?
I don't remember seeing any photos of soldiers with short sleeved coats (but I do remember photos where the coat sleeves seemed too long) but then not too many of them would have weighted in at 6' 3", 230 lbs with 36" arms.
Is the a nicely tailored coat an acceptable compromise or should I be going for the sort of ill-fitting look?
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