1942 dated Denison

[andrew b]

argans smock with the exact same joint

[kammo man]

I can confirm that mine has the same 7 inch in length join .
My zip is DOT brand with a 2 inch cammo cloth pull bar tacked at 1.25 inches.
owen

[SMP]

Does anyone have an unconverted smock with a red X on the label ?

[kammo man]

I had a 46 pattern with a whole block of printed XXXXXXXX inside the back once

[kammo man]

I just re-looked at my smock and found the zip has been sewn in with the EXACT same thread as used in construction as smock it self .

[andrew b]

Hi owen , there is too many coincidences on all these smocks which makes me believe they were factory done at some stage and I do believe in war time due to the stitching , materials used and how they were done but until a manufacture reg appears the doubters will disagree , as for the red cross ,many years ago i had a size seven 1st pat smock in so called printed version which was untouched and this had the red cross . I think a batch of them were issued or found as there were quite a few on the open market but all large sizes

[kammo man]

Agreed !

[andrew b]

from a previous thread

[andrew b]

this is owned by ccj

[andrew b]

this one was my smock size 7

[SMP]

Thanks for the photos, Andrew. Looks like the red X may a QM marker as others have suggested.

I have no doubt these conversions were officially sanctioned and undertaken at a factory facility. The big question is "when ? "

[kammo man]

1st one is CWS, my one is Wareings ..........but BOTH are converted exactly the same way .......so NOT at manufacturer but quite possibly at Regt level.

[koalorka]

Exceptionally well preserved, even with the full zipper it's one of the nicest I've seen of the hand-painted variety.

[kammo man]

It is an amazing piece !!