Original French WWII Infantry Officer’s Greatcoat with 22nd Regiment Bullion Collar Tabs - 2nd Lieutenant Original Machine Guns and the modern version

and the modern version

This is wonderful for the individual new to collecting due to the variety of items featured in this lot

It has however had the original threads on the end modified into an improved "clearing worm"

and close to MINT

and Ruth Hussey

Original French WWII Infantry Officer’s Greatcoat with 22nd Regiment Bullion Collar Tabs - 2nd Lieutenant Original Machine Guns and the modern versionOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous example of a scarce French officers greatcoat from World War II. This example has cuff ranks for a 2nd Lieutenant, and collar tabs denoting the 22nd Regiment. The greatcoat is enormous and still bears the six plain brass buttons at the front. The original tightening strap on the back is present, as are the buttons. There are no markings on the interior that we could find. There is some light moth