British WWI Era, Army of India, Officers Dress Coat, Lt. Colonel 124th Baluchistan Infantry

Original era manufacture. A very nice quality private purchase coat in tan doeskin wool with red wool piping, collar and cuff trim. Single breasted front displaying eight 124 Baluchistan Infantry buttons, with an additional six on the rear skirt and two smaller buttons securing the shoulder boards. Gold braid trim on the collar and cuffs, with a slip-on rank board on each shoulder bearing a crown and star for the rank of Lt. Colonel. Full body lining of quilted silk with a red moroccan leather band at the waist. The collar is lined with black silk and secured with two brass hooks, white silk lined sleeves. Overall the coat is quite sound and very attractive. There is some minor mothing below the right shoulder strap on the front of the coat, no other moth issues to report beyond a pencil point bite or two. Scattered minor staining from wear, with interior wear to the lining, and the collar lining is basted in. The 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry was designated so in 1903, being raised in 1820 as the 12th Native Bombay Infantry and remained loyal to the crown during the Sepoy Rebellion. It was disbanded in 1921.