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    Vintage Clothing Store find

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    Post by Jonhno Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:50 pm

    From a vintage clothing store, ex canadian dension smock with Canadian Airborne wings removed, of course british made smock, label washed out

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    Post by BAP Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:29 pm

    Holly right place at the right time batman!! I found an 'unobtanium' CMP truck tool box at Goodwill for $6 and though that couldn't be topped but you have me beat!!


    Say, there wasn't a fully badged 1 CPB battledress two isles over was there?
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    Post by Jonhno Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:02 pm

    I know I got lucky, a friend pulled out a nice USAAF bomb aimer tunic, with all bullion insignia too
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    Post by jan m Sun Jun 24, 2018 5:50 am

    Great find!
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    Post by clem01 Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:32 am

    Hi,

    Very nice! You are lucky
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    Post by ypres Sun Jun 24, 2018 11:49 am

    Looks good …. make sure all male and female snaps are brass. Nickel finish on any of these points to a postwar item. This is the third smock I know of that came out of a thrift store. Great Find.

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    Post by Jonhno Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:04 pm

    Thanks Ypres, all details point to a ww2 smock, could always be 46 dated too but it is what it is and was chuffed to find it. I did pick up some wings at the show friday in Burlington (sorry for the rotation) not that I am going to sew them on, but I am confident these are ww2 type

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    Post by ypres Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:01 pm

    I believe those are post war wings. For me the shroud lines should extend to the edge of the canopy (There are post war wings where this is the case as well but for me to be wartime the lines need to touch the edge of the canopy). The Joyce book identifies this one as a type 8, first issued in '49? I'm not an expert so take this for what its worth....just my opinion.


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    Post by Infanteer Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:59 pm

    Fantastic find!!! Congratulations!

    As for the wings, I have to concur with ypres. Those do indeed appear to be post war type 8 wings.
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    Post by Jonhno Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:24 pm

    ah ok guys. thanks for the info on the wings, I need to get the book 2 thumbs up
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    Post by ypres Thu Jun 28, 2018 11:57 am

    There is a wings thread on the forum

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    Post by Jonhno Fri Jun 29, 2018 4:12 pm

    2 thumbs up
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    Post by kaiserwilhelm2 Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:15 pm

    Very cool find. Congrats!

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