Unworn SS camo smock ??

[Fritz]

Quibbling like this is counterproductive! Meaning, less confidence in your explanation and the acceptance of your information (explanations for that matter are bad, often are accompanied with an apology)… (funny how much chest beating over a simple question), let’s see a picture or two of the same technique elsewhere – I would be interested, all eyes.

Also, “one lookers” don’t generate these contentious comments!

You're trying hard to make the item look bad. Why? Are you envious?

You're not known to me as a person interested in camouflage. Hence I find it a bit hard to believe you have much to contribute...?

In addition to the photo posted by Honor: Should you possess the beaver book on ss camo from his 3 vol. series check page 847. I suppose that's yet another "fake" though. But compared to you, who is mike beaver?

It's an original and obviously not yours, get over it and take your cantankerousness elsewhere please.


Cheers

[kammo man]

I agree with Fritz 100%


When you have seen pullovers like this in hand they are mind blowing.

Just looked at a 3-4 with the same 1-2 print as pocket flaps and it has the long eyelets.

It's typical of these last garments.

Don't forget the hand sewn eyelets were also being replaced by machine sewn to speed up the process.
These came in different thickness.

Owen

[Fritz]

Yes! Also metal grommets used for eyelets. There was quite some variation.

Cheers

[chrischa]

Hello.

I do not own a commouflage smock and haven't studied them so please don't take this question as raising doubt. You guys are clearly knowledgable.

Is the nylon string correct?

Cheers,
Chris.

[cbuehler]

I believe those strings were rayon, not nylon,

CB

[kammo man]

The rayon string in the pullover is correct.

Don't forget the strings themselves are very hard to find on surviving jackets.
It's considered a bonus to have one.
They are always the same from early Palm to these late war pieces.
Very consistent.

Sorry forgot about the metal eyelets.
They must be in the unth percent of jackets surviving

[norge]

Super smock! Good reading also.
Cheers
Gisle

[chrischa]

CB and Owen, thanks for the reply.

[Fritz]

Some more photos from another smock like that:

[Fritz]

one more, cover and smock...

[kammo man]

More examples from completely different patterns and jacket always helps complete the full picture.
And here they are.

The style of sewing speeds up the operation of the loops.

The cover shows uniformity across the board in completing this operation.


Again the sewing styles of manufacturing differ in small points and we gave not even got into cuff lengths and selvage versus turned up finishing.

Owen

[Fritz]

Owen:



Cheers

[Thorsten B.]

Great to see that such outstanding preserved pieces still pop up!!

And I really appreciate every pic shared here - a great help for sure!

[kammo man]

Might as well share some pullover secrets now and again.

Owen

[R.H.J]

Gent's

great informative thread, and would love to one such plane-tree M42.

Regards,
Ron