31354 Federal Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing at Right Shoulder WWII K&C Fall of Berlin-Red Army Until 1941

Until 1941

closed at one end

the traditional female dress worn in Austria

It even had a small heater/ stove to provide his favorite coffee

Ostensibly a simplified version of the frock coat

31354 Federal Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing at Right Shoulder WWII K&C Fall of Berlin-Red Army Until 1941Military frock coats were introduced during the Napoleonic Wars to French line infantry and Prussian Landwehr troops. It replaced the standard issue swallow tail coat which were expensive to produce and would quickly soil under campaign conditions. A loose fitting single breasted frock coat was cheaper to manufacture and more practical for campaigns. By the 1840s, frock coats were regulation for the American army with officers issued navy blue frocks