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    Post by mk1rceme Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:25 pm

    Just by bought one of these from ebay for $25. I hear they were not very popular due to the non-breathable polyester material that was used. I think they are just plain weird looking. This is an ebay pic so it is hazy...better pics when in hand.

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    Post by Bill Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:30 am

    GD was a short lived order of dress, but it spawned a whole issue of insignia. The GD pattern trade patches were in the hands of collectors before they were fully on issue!
    As you said, not a popular uniform, but an interesting period of dress in the CF.
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    Post by Infanteer Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:13 pm

    The worst part of that uniform was the garrison boots which were extra tall smooth leather boots that were to be highly polished just the same as parade boots. Besides that they were not particularly comfortable. The funny thing is we still wore green combats at the time when in the field and camouflage when in garrison... anybody else see something backwards with that thinking?
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    Post by pylon1357 Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:03 pm

    Well after looking about on my laptop for a while, I finally found a photo, not a good one, of my Garrison Jacket. This example is badged to the British Columbia Dragoons. Unfortunately, this is the only photo of my example. Surprising I don't have a cleaner photo of the shoulder patch or the inside label.
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    Post by Infanteer Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:28 pm

    Here's mine. If you look close there are faint marks where the Presidential Unit Citations were removed when I was posted from the 2nd battalion to the 3rd. Turns out that I never wore garrison dress again after arriving at the 3rd so I'm looking for a pair of PUC's to put back on as that is how the jacket was badged when last worn.

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    Post by Bill Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:32 am

    Hi Steve, The PUC's are the fully embroidered ones?
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    Post by Infanteer Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:13 pm

    They were the same style as those worn on the DEU and short sleeve shirts as seen on the tan tunic in this photo. Incidentally, the tan uniform was abolished at basically the same time as the garrison dress.

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    Post by Bill Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:23 pm

    Thanks Steve, Those are the fully embroidered pattern.
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    Post by Infanteer Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:55 pm

    Okay, now I know. I wasn't familiar with that term. I only know of the metal and cloth pin on version (US issue?), the embroidered version and another version with a gold wire border and embroidered center.
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    Post by Bill Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:58 am

    There is a melton type pattern for wear on the battledress, and the fully embroidered type are a more recent (albeit 20 years or so in use now) pattern.
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    Post by Infanteer Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:08 pm

    The battle dress version is essentially the same as the "fully embroidered" version that I have shown except that it is embroidered on a khaki background instead of black.
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    Post by Bill Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:32 pm

    Sorry Steve, I didn't explain myself well. You are correct, with the melton background material for the earlier pattern.
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    Post by mk1rceme Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:15 pm

    Finally got mine in the mail today...in nice condition too. I'm afraid my pics are not much better than the ebay pics.

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    Post by recceboy Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:58 pm

    Nice Garrison Jacket, funny thing when they came out Canadian Tire had the same camo for sale in the hunting section, interesting to see no unit shoulder flashes or trade badges. The GD black dress belts and buckles are still worn by some units.

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