SimonLMoore

I will be honest I paid rather over the odds for it on ebay for exactly that reason! Around £18 with postage as I remember, hoping to pick up another, cheaper example in usable condition this year by rummaging at shows as a wearing example for events.

As promised; photos of both my jackets, one does seem to have an RN vocab number, both quite nicely type stamped. I do not know T. Johnson but M. Marshall is a friend of a fiend who was kind enough to bequeath me his kit.

Brilliant, thank you! Should have spotted that, still getting my head around stores codes, contract numbers, etc.

The zip on the windproof working jacket stops about 5 or 6 inches from the bottom hem. I'll try and get some photos of the examples in my collection tomorrow. I have two PVC oilskins, will have to attempt to replicate the sound! What I'd really like is a set of early PVC foulies but they seem to go for a pretty penny, one day...

I know the PVC version of the oilskins you are referring to but the Windproof Working Jacket illustrated above in the 1966 regulations is exactly that; the Winproof Working Jacket, not the oilskin. Is the image visible?

I'm not sure about general introduction but the Windproof Working Jacket is shown in the 1966 illustrated uniform regulations.

Hopefully someone on here will be able to give you more specific info from LoC etc. but here is my knowledge of this jumper for what it is. As I understand it this version of the v-neck army jumper (I am not sure of official nomenclature) was first introduced as part of the late war British jungle green kit. The standard khaki v-neck jumper without reinforcement continued in production for some years after WW2 alongside this green reinforced version and some green jumpers were also made without reinforcement. These jumpers can be seen being worn in Korea and elsewhere throughout the '50s and '60s, I have three in my collection dated 1945, '50 and '55. I am not surprised to hear of it's presence in cadet stores in the '70s, I understand they were worn in place of the then new Jersey, Man's, Heavy for a time (indeed if my memory serves correctly a version with a different sizing scheme was made specifically for cadets). As I understand it the reinforcement and slots for epaulettes were inspired by the WW2 period Indian jumper design shown below.

I'm interested if anyone can give me any info on the British Army jersey made without shoulder or elbow reinforcement. This example is dated 1981.

It's stamped centrally on the underside of the main flap, I'm surprised as both my later examples have lost the markings through wear, lucky that this one stayed so clear, though that is consistent with it's lightly used condition.

My first post in this part of the forum, I've found this place a mine of information since I started lurking here. Just thought I'd share some photos of the first issue 1958 pattern pack in my collection as I had seen them being discussed elsewhere on here. I found this one on ebay, it's quite tidy but sadly it was missing the tips from the cross straps when I got it. Luckily with some rummaging at War and Peace last year a friend and I managed to find two first issue packs, both missing bits but he got one decent pack out of it and I got replacement tips to crimp on, sorted!

Thanks a lot for the welcome chaps

Thank you! And from another chap from the Fylde, excellent

Been a lurker on here for a while but have decided to start posting. I'm not a vehicle owner but an avid collector and a reenactor fascinated by many of the threads on here detailing equipment and uniform. My collection ranges from 1900 to the 1980s, mainly RN and Army. I am the kind of oddball who likes rummaging through piles of '58 pattern on trade stands to find early bits and the odd scrap of '44 pattern, you get the gist!