NAM.1987-08-37-1

Tunic, other ranks, full dress, Ulster Volunteer Force (Young Citizen Volunteers of Ireland), Royal Irish Rifles (14th (Service) (Young Citizens) Bn), 1913-1914. Grey wool serge with blue wool cloth pointed cuffs, upright square collar and pointed shoulder straps. Single breasted. Pocket at right waist front seam. Belt hook at each side waist (left hand broken). False centre skirt vent flanked by a two pointed grey serge slash. Collar fastens with two hooks and eyes at front. Shoulder straps each fasten with single button. Blue mohair braid around top of cuff, forming a crow’s foot at point. Blue wool cloth piping down both front edges of body. On false skirt vent and on pointed and lower edges of skirt slashes. Body lined with buff serge with pocket in left breast, collar lined with black Italian cloth, sleeves lined with white cotton cloth, skirt lined with grey cotton twill weave. One white metal collar badge on each collar front, with die struck design of the red hand of Ulster upon a shamrock leaf, the whole surmounted by a monarchial crown, with two lug fittings on reverse. White metal shoulder titles, made in two parts, die cast, with lug fittings on reverse, one on each shoulder strap. Seven white metal buttons down centre front, two on each skirt slash, two at centre back waist and one on each shoulder, with die struck design of the red hand of Ulster upon an heraldic shield, placed each side and below ‘YCV’.