Indian Made BD?

[Lone Pine]

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[Lone Pine]

Here's a photo of a ww2 Aussie para wool jacket. Not mine unfortunatly. Note it doesn't have the rubber shoulder buttons. Don't know if it never had them or they were replaced by the vet?.

[Lone Pine]

Para label

[Nick B]

Thanks for the photos Bruce you have some great gear there, The labels in post 26 and 31 are the style I am used to on Aussie gear, There is no sign of this jacket having collar insignia, Thanks for the information on the 4 Pocket jackets and the use of the BD jackets.

I saw a 1944 dated airtex style green jacket in a mixed lot in a local auction.. one of the many things I didn't bid on and regret.

I have two unreleated questions that have bugged me about Australian gear, Did the battle dress trousers have no front pockets? And did they use the side cap in wwii?

Cheers

Nick

[Lone Pine]

Thanks for the photos Bruce you have some great gear there, The labels in post 26 and 31 are the style I am used to on Aussie gear, There is no sign of this jacket having collar insignia, Thanks for the information on the 4 Pocket jackets and the use of the BD jackets.

I saw a 1944 dated airtex style green jacket in a mixed lot in a local auction.. one of the many things I didn't bid on and regret.

I have two unreleated questions that have bugged me about Australian gear, Did the battle dress trousers have no front pockets? And did they use the side cap in wwii?

Cheers

Nick

When you say Battle dress, I'm assumeing you mean the waist jacket with two pockets?. The trousers used with this type uniform are very similar to the standard British army issue trousers. I have one pair of khaki drill pants in my collection. They have two side pockets, one front thigh pocket on the left amd one small first aid bandage pocket on the right. There is one internal pocket on the back. It has the standard belt loops all around, suspender buttons on the inside and also a set of 3 buttons on the outside to button onto the bottom of the jacket. Also at the bottom of the legs there is a strap with adjustment buttons. This uniform is not the standard issue, it was as far as I know only on general issue to tank crews and paratroopers. As I said before there is the odd time that the ordinary soldier used this stuff, but it was only aquired by them by stealth or foul means. The pair of trousers I have was owned by an artillery man. He never used them though, he aquired alot of gear he never used. By the way I just found another khaki tankers jacket I didn't know I had.
Regards Bruce

[Lone Pine]

Thanks for the photos Bruce you have some great gear there, The labels in post 26 and 31 are the style I am used to on Aussie gear, There is no sign of this jacket having collar insignia, Thanks for the information on the 4 Pocket jackets and the use of the BD jackets.

I saw a 1944 dated airtex style green jacket in a mixed lot in a local auction.. one of the many things I didn't bid on and regret.

I have two unreleated questions that have bugged me about Australian gear, Did the battle dress trousers have no front pockets? And did they use the side cap in wwii?

Cheers

Nick

Nick
Sorry I didn't answer your question regarding side caps. Yes side caps were used. They were more popular with RAAF personel. Very few army types used them. Also the trousers used with the 4 pocket wool tunic, only had side pockets. I have some of these trousers for sale or swap if your interested?.
Bruce

[Nick B]

Thanks for the extra information, I was meaning the trouser that went with the four pocket jackets, I got a pair off you a little while ago, Un-issued still has the cardboard tag sewn to them,

The reason I asked about the side cap is I have one, It does not have the date label just the one for the name etc,

Regards

Nick

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