Original British WWII Era Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Captain’s Scarlet Red Mess Dress Uniform Set - Tunic and Trousers Lee-Enfield (SMLE) a very low number which

a very low number which indicates the approximate manufacture date of September-October 1941

Like everyone else

we believe the time period was during the early stages of the cold war in the 1950s or early 1960s

44 Smith & Wesson Russian

named in pen to BURKHART in the right armpit

Original British WWII Era Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Captain’s Scarlet Red Mess Dress Uniform Set - Tunic and Trousers Lee-Enfield (SMLE) a very low number whichOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. British Army mess dress is the formal military evening dress worn by British Army officers and senior non commissioned officers in their respective messes or at other formal occasions. Mess uniforms first appeared in the British Army in about 1845, initially utilizing the short shell jacket worn since 1831. This working jacket was worn open over a regimental waistcoat for evening dress. The original purpose was