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British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic

British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic

British Cold Stream Guards NCOs Scarlet Red Parade Tunic .Queens Guard. A 100% original. high quality English Army Full Dress Tunic of the Cold stream Guards Regiment Her Majesty the Queen guards. Red tunic with black collar with white edge piping and featuring high quality insignia of the Cold stream guards. Matching black shoulder straps with insignia with white edge piping. To front tunic evidence of award ribbon bar now gone. All gilt buttons correct and featuring insignia of the Cold stream guards. cuffs of both sleeves have matching facing complete with gilt Regimental buttons. Reverse of tunic at the base features decorative facing complete with gilt regimental buttons and with white and black piping, also retains its original belt hooks. White cloth lining to the interior of the tunic complete with original stores of issue paper label with sizes. 100% original tunic, iconic regiment features in many postcards of London, superb condition. Please note if shipping is less than charged i will refund the overcharge.

About the Cold stream Guards
The Cold stream guards is one of the oldest British guards Regiments considered by many to the most prestigious to serve with, they have a long and heroic history to the crown The origin of the Cold stream Guards lies in the English Civil War when Oliver Cromwell gave Colonel George Monck permission to form his own regiment as part of the New Model Army. Monck took men from the regiments of George Fenwick and Sir Arthur Haselrig, five companies each, and on 23 August 1650 formed Monck's Regiment of Foot. Less than two weeks later this force took part in the Battle of Dunbar, at which the Roundheads defeated the forces of Charles Stuart. Monck's regiment was left in Scotland. In 1660 the regiment swore allegiances to King Charles II and has guarded the British Monarchy since. Part of their duties today are to guard Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and St James Palace, the Tower of London where the Crown Jewells are housed along with changing of the guard, Trooping the colours and are very distinctive for the black bearskin caps and red tunics they were. The queen is the Colonel in Chief of the cold stream guards regiment they serve as the guards at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.Condition: Is in excellent condition, no mothing. Some sweat strains to the inside, genuine use displays very well

Code: 50184

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