Eaglehurst Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Picked this up recently. Any help in identifying would be appreciated.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I have a suspicion that these were part of the jungle-issue kit (see Tropical Uniforms of WW2 by Brayley)....first introduced circa 1944-45.............although eventually, they filtered their way into European use......... The cold-weather pully was still the wartime heavy-knit ribbed sweater.......usually without patches, a drawcord neck and in a distinct brown-shade....... Later issues added khaki-drill patches to the elbows and cuff-edging, and later still matching patches to the shoulders.......it wasn't until 1969-70 that the venerable green-colour ribbed wooly-pully first appeared (1968 pattern) with matching green-denim patches.....:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglehurst Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Thanks Steve. I am more intrigued than anything else as it is in absolutely superb condition. (BTW - I am guessing you may have been rather busy over the past few days as the pride of Britain runs rampant through our streets....!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer nut Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I concur Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I was issued one of those in the Durham ACF about 1971. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Thanks Steve. I am more intrigued than anything else as it is in absolutely superb condition. (BTW - I am guessing you may have been rather busy over the past few days as the pride of Britain runs rampant through our streets....!) Thanks Jason ! Quite correct !!! Although I'm HQ staff so deal with the strategic side of things as opposed to the front-line (I've done my time there !)........mind you, the office side of things is no picnic.....more papercuts than usual, a particularly nasty photocopier jam to deal with today, plus at one point I nearly had to put my coffee down.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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