Enfield1940 Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 A DPM windproof cadet smock picked up today. This is kind of an eBay gamble that didn't pay off as I was hoping it would be bigger and in better condition so it'll probably get re-sold in the not too distant future. It's been slashed and re-sewn down the back, the label is missing and the corner of one of the pockets has been repaired with a different piece of DPM fabric. I note that it has been marked 'BEDS ACF' on the left breast by stencilling it on in yellow paint. Was this normal for ACF smocks? Also, is there a way of approximately dating it? Cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Harry Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Had my eyes on that myself:) We had them in the ACF late 80s and none of ours were stamped/stencilled in any way and over the years never seen any others either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfield1940 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Great minds think alike. It does seem a little 'untypical' of markings on British military clothing. Any former members of the Bedfordshire Army Cadet Force out there..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Harry Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Counted 5 of these on Ebay this week with pretty much all of the UK sellers claiming RARE SMOCK,Rarest of all the smocks,one all collectors want etc etc etc etc:cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfield1940 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Counted 5 of these on Ebay this week with pretty much all of the UK sellers claiming RARE SMOCK,Rarest of all the smocks,one all collectors want etc etc etc etc:cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2::cool2: Yes, I've seen those. The £120 asking price for one is particularly hilarious. I suppose they're hoping to cozen somebody into thinking that they're in the same league of desirability / value as the hooded OG smocks that preceded them. I put the Beds ACF one on eBay at a low starting price. It didn't sell, so it went to France as a freebie with a DPM P60 smock whose sale price I was very pleased with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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