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Trim Definitions: 

• Solid Faced (or just "Faced")-A piece of trim wool is positioned over the base color fabric of the uniform in certain designated areas. Usually the collar, cuffs and rear pocket flaps.

• Piped (or "Piping")-A small round cord, usually about 1/8" in diameter, and for our purposes, placed on the edge of the coat fabric.  A sewing flange on the side of the piping is sewn into the seam and is hidden as two pieces of fabric are sewn together. 

Trim Styles Available:

  Infantry Major's Frockcoat in Medium Grey wool with French Blue (standard style) trim colors. 

  Standard back trim flaps on a Richmond Grey Wool Frockcoat.  (Staff shown) covering the hidden rear pockets.

1) Solid Faced Collar and Cuffs with Front Edge Piping.  

At left is shown the typical way our Confederate Officer Frockcoats and Shelljackets are trimmed unless one of the optional trim designs shown below are chosen. 

 This is our "Standard Style" and is included in the base price of our CS Officer Frockcoats and Shelljackets.

 Artillery First Lieut's Shelljacket in Medium Grey wool with "Faced Collar and Cuffs Only"- Note the Edge Piping is deleted.  

2) Faced Collar and Cuffs Only 

The collar, cuffs and rear pocket flaps have the solid color facings, but the edge piping has been deleted.  

In the photo at left, the customer has chosen the Delete Sleeve Braid option also on this jacket.

 Artillery Captain's Frockcoat in Cadet Grey wool showing "All Pipe" option.

   Showing "All Pipe" trim option on the back flaps covering the hidden rear pockets.

3) All Pipe Option

The top edge of the collar, the front edges of the coat, the rear pocket flaps and a cuff "outline" (inverted "V" pattern) have the 1/8" piping.  The places where solid facing trim wool would be used in the standard version are now the uniform fabric color but are edge "piped". 

Infantry Captain in #1 Grey Wooljean.  (Note background color of collar rank badge designating Service Branch.)

   Showing a Major in Cadet Grey Wool.  (Note- No background Service Branch color of collar rank stars.)

3) Delete Trim Colors Option

In this trim style, all of the trim colors are dropped.  The coat uses only the base color fabric.  This is a good choice if several different Branches of Service will be portrayed.  The collar insignia may be changed quite easily when going from one branch of service to another if needed. 

The flaps covering the rear pockets are fabric colored also.

Showing Artillery Colored Lapel facings option on a Medium Grey Wool Captain's Frockcoat.

Cavalry Colored Lapel facings option on a Medium Grey Wool Captain's Shelljacket.

4) Colored Lapel Facings Option

  The vast majority of Confederate Officer uniforms had the inside lapel facings the same wool color as the coat exterior.  However, a few individual tailors did add the trim color to the inside lapels also.  

This option adds $35.00 to the base price and is only available when either the standard Solid Faced Collar and Cuffs with Edge Piping or the optional Solid Faced Collar and Cuffs Only trim design is chosen.