Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

R.C.M.P. TUNIC WITH BELT

Date Range From

1960

Date Range To

1970

Materials

WOOL, COTTON

No. Pieces

2

Length

78

Width

45.5

Description

BROWN WOOL SERGE SERVICE ORDER TUNIC. FOUR WHITE METAL BUTTONS AT FRONT CLOSURE; ALSO ONE ON EACH OF TWO BREAST POCKETS AND TWO ON EACH SLEEVE AND COLLAR TAB. LEFT SLEEVE HAS SHOULDER FLASH WITH "ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE GENDARMERIE ROYALE DU CANADA" IN GOLD. THREE GOLD STARS BELOW, AND FIREARM INSIGNIA ON LOWER SLEEVE. RIGHT SLEEVE HAS SHOULDER FLASH AND TWO GOLD CHEVRONS. TUNIC HAS SOME BROWN COTTON LINING AT COLLAR AND ON POCKETS. INCLUDES WOOL BELT WITH NICKEL-PLATED BUCKLE; LINED WITH BROWN COTTON ON REVERSE. TWO BRASS COLLAR PINS WERE ADDED AT A LATER DATE. THESE ARE NOT A PART OF THE ORIGINAL ARTIFACT AND HAVE BEEN INCLUDED TO MAKE THE ARTIFACT MORE COMPLETE. THESE COLLARS ARE NOT ARTIFACTS IN THE COLLECTION.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

SAFETY SERVICES

History

DONOR WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE FROM 1957 TO 1989. TUNIC'S INSIGNIA DENOTES RANK OF CORPORAL WITH OVER FIFTEEN YEARS' SERVICE. DONOR WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE FROM 1957 TO 1989. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO P19970105001-GA. TWO BRASS COLLAR PINS WERE ADDED AT A LATER DATE, AND ARE NOT A PART OF THE ORIGINAL ARTIFACT. THEY DO NOT SHARE THE SAME HISTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19970105004

Acquisition Date

1998-07

Collection

Museum

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