Original French WWI Rare Enlisted M1915 Horizon Blue Wool Greatcoat - Named to 51st Regiment Poilu Royal Air Force The rear of the post

The rear of the post card it has the following information regarding the picture:

serial numbered 905

and had manufactured many fine arms during the first half of the 19th century

With the advance slower than had been planned

Despite appearing to be a standard General's Class-A uniform set

Original French WWI Rare Enlisted M1915 Horizon Blue Wool Greatcoat - Named to 51st Regiment Poilu Royal Air Force The rear of the postOriginal Item: Only One Available. Few garments are more immediately identified with the French Poilu of WWI than the long Horizon Blue wool greatcoat, or capote, and original enlisted examples that actually show the hard use of the trenches have become exceptionally difficult to find. Introduced as France abandoned the conspicuous dark blue coats and red trousers of 1914, the Horizon Blue uniform became the defining appearance of the French soldier