Dennison smock real or not?

[MG-Freak]

Hi Guys,

This one is out of my collecting area, but I like it. I think it is a British para smock right? Can someone tell me if this one is good and if so, what are the prices of these smocks? (and this one)

Thnx in advance





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[kammo man]

Real

Is this an eBay auction ?

Owen

[MG-Freak]

Thnx Owen!

What do you mean?
I have The oppurtunity to buy this one.

[Seaforth72]

Denison smock

Offhand it looks good. The faded label - you want to try to read the info, especially the date. The labels have been reproduced (sold on eBay :-(
and can be inserted onto post-war Denisons or replicas and then aged.

One would want to carefully check the label stitching. Does ot look aged? Critically - does any of the thread glow under UV light? ("Black light" Available from coin shops etc.) Glow usually means post-war thread.

There are post-war examples that are almost the same as war-time examples. From a collector's point of view a 1946 dated smock is worth a fraction of what an identical 1943 smock would be.

I can always use a spare Denison. :-)

Colin in Canada
(Collecting 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion etc., so it is within MY coillecting area.
;-)

Hi Guys,

This one is out of my collecting area, but I like it. I think it is a British para smock right? Can someone tell me if this one is good and if so, what are the prices of these smocks? (and this one)

Thnx in advance





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[MG-Freak]

Thnx for your interestimg reply Colin!
Will an extra picture of the label help?

[kammo man]

Yes

[MG-Freak]

Here you go.

[MG-Freak]

[kammo man]

Not much to see there !

[Adrian Stevenson]

The basic smock is original. All depends on price given the washed out label.

Cheers, Ade.

[jelle]

It could be a wartime smock but without the date on the lable it could be dated as late as 1948 even with the brass neweys.
So... buy one with readable lable!

Have a great 1st pattern for sale for those interested