Mess vest, majors’, worn by Maj A J Palmer, 2nd (Norfolk and Suffolk), Norfolk Rifle Volunteers, 1882 (c).
Scarlet with scarlet Italian cloth back and straps. Straps fastened with a double-prong brass buckle bearing the legend: PARIS SOLIDE. On each front a pocket trimmed with silver Russia braid which forms a crowsfoot above and below and at each end. Thirty nine silver stud buttons down centre front. Hook fastening down centre front. V-neck. Neck front and lower edges trimmed with silver Russia braid.