'SAS' Windproof Smock Date Range?

[Enfield1940]

I had a spot of luck and picked up a reasonably tidy 'SAS' windproof smock for £9 delivered via eBay as the lady fashionista seller hadn't a clue what it was and listed it very badly. Her loss...

 

Curious to know what sort of date range it is likely to be? The DPM print looks CS-95ish to me, so presumably it's 1990's onwards?

 

Cheers,

Mark

[gunner501]

Hi Mark ,Thats a nice catch! 90,s on I,d hazard a guess,like you have said . I think these true SF cut versions are worth getting your,e hands on now ,quite a few seem to have come out via the SFSG in the last few years .The tape on buttons started mid 90,s if my memory serves me well . They wer,nt too well applied and threads either pulled lose or wore through.

cheers Ollie

[polecat paul]

i would say early 90's , the tape on buttons is something we used to do to stop buttons coming off!

[wdbikemad]

Post mid-90s as no manufacturers name on the label (these were discontinued during the mid-90s as a result of changes in the MoD contract tendering system - read overseas non-UK tenders !!!)

[Enfield1940]

Thanks for the comments. I note that there's no name on the label and there's no sign it has ever had badges on it. I know this doesn't prove anything, but does it at least raise the possibility that the smock is not entirely unacquainted with Hereford..?

 

It's also been interesting comparing the Gabardine (?) fabric with a polycotton CS-95 windproof - lighter and softer.

 

Cheers,

Mark