It's a tough call. The price is the bottom line for many of us.
Really it also boils down to the feelings towards using a USMC tunic for this project (respect for the uniform so to speak).
This is most likely what we will receive from Marlow White:
This is a USMC tunic with some of the piping (and cuff buttons) removed:
And finally the cuff piping removed as well:
We have to come to a decision here guys. I know it's still early, and we have several months to put this together, but it feels like we are never going to come to a concensus at this rate.
The chances are very slim that we will be able to get custom jackets for well under $300.
Siegelsuniforms.com makes a similar high collar coat (with even more piping that the Marlow White jacket):
Notice the piping down the front seam and on the cuffs. (They could have found a more clean shaven looking model too huh?

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Here is the image brightened up to show a bit of the pocket detail:
These are $295. I could email them to see if they provide a quantity discount- and how many we would need to order. If we could get them for say $250 each (or hopefully less) what would you all think?
Would we still want these if they were $295?