1900s Masonic Knights Templar Wool Dress Uniform w/ Sword & Scabbard GS00903
This is an original black wool Masonic Knights Templar Frock Dress coat made in the early 1900s by the Pettibone Brothers MFG company of Cincinnati, OH. The coat is heavy duty with quilting on the inside, silk interior sleeves and cloth buttons at the front, back and end of sleeves (all intact). Inside the coat there are left and right wool cinchers with brass hooks for adjustments. The front bottom is spilt in the middle (designed) and the back has a pleated bottom with buttons. The coat has a front left pocket watch pocket and two interior breast pockets. Each sleeve has an embroidered red and gold cross patch. The right breast has a silver toned Royal Ulster Rifles Pin (intact) with the wording "Quis - Separabit" - Who Shall Separate Us.
The dress sash is made from silk with centered ornated material embroidered into the silk. The threading has started to deteriorate with some of it missing, however no holes are found. The sash also has a Masonic Knights Templar Medal pinned where the sash crosses.
A leather tooled sword belt is shown with ornate brass chains, to carabiners and additional symbolic medals along with buckle logo with catch. This belt is also identified with it's owners name embroidered at the tongue with "Robert A. Kelley"
The ornate dress sword was designed by Hartley & Graham of NY with very intricate designs while the sword itself is a Solingen Steel blade by W. Clauberg.
Measurements: coat - 39" long from the back collar to the bottom hem., Sleeves are 26" long and shoulder to shoulder is 17 1/2" across.
Sash - 78" long x 4" wide.
Sword - 28" long blade
Belt - 39" long x 1 3/4" thick
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