Hi,
Could I please ask your thoughts on this smock in HBT?
Kind regards,
Gerd V
Could I please ask your thoughts on this smock in HBT?
Kind regards,
Gerd V
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well made but with a construction mistake .Comment
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I have seen 5 pieces of SS HB cammo .
1 pair of SS panzer pants in winter oak , 2 pair in summer oak , and 2 blured pullovers .
To me the weave was tighter on all pieces .
owenComment
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I've owned several, the material is normally very "limp" and almost fall like good cuff titles--very soft.Comment
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I've never seen an SS smock in HBT...ever!Comment
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It could be an SM- he made a few Oak A HBT's about 10 years ago in about this shade.
One quick way to tell: are the side seams (running from the cuff, through the armpit and down to the bottom) closed with a double needle machine? Meaning, are two stitch rows visible on both the brown and green sides. If yes, then it's likely good.
When you use a single needle to do a felled (interlocked) seam like this you'll end up with 2 stitch rows visible on one side and one on the other.
The only repros I've ever seen that have that stitch are the "pink smocks" that kammo man loves so much
None of the repro guys has had that machine. But, ALL originals I've ever fondled (about 100) were assembled using a double needle machine with a folder. This goes for SS smocks as well as Heer T&W smocks, Splinters smocks, and gebirgs anoraks. SS helmet covers can go either way- later ones tend to be made with double needle machines, Type I's not so much.
It saves alot of time during assembly in a factory- but the machines are $5-$10,000 and not very common. To close a tube like a sleeve or pants leg, these are "post" or "off-arm" so one can fit all the garment under the needles. Here's a new one: http://www.duerkopp-adler.com/en/mai...68-290020.html
Hope that's understandable.Comment
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in abused condition maybe,my last mint one was not so "soft",the same story with used and mint dot itemsOriginally posted by Mark Edward C View PostComment
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HBT the "real" thing
This smock in my opinion is 100%.
I have the same smock ., same colours., same print in the cotton duck version.
Mint.
This smock is in a mint amazing condition.
Ultra rare.
I wish I had the money for it...Comment
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