US Army uniform riding breeches worn by Lt. Col. Charles J. Blackwood

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US Army uniform riding breeches worn by Charles J. Blackwood as part of military uniform worn by Charles Blackwood during World War II. The pants are made from beige wool fabric that bulge out at the knees and narrow at the calves. The pants are not full length but end in the middle of the calves. The pants close at the center front waist with six plastic buttons. There are seven self-fabric belt loops around the waistband. The pant halves are connected at the center with a two inch fabric flap on each side from front to back. The inner waistband is a diagonally patterned fabric with a label on the proper right back that reads, [G & W SPORT TOGS / AND / MILITARY EQUIPMENT]. The tag has an image if a brown horse and rider on the right.

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