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788. Location. Oxford, UK. Unlike the Army, uniforms of the Royal Navy did not undergo anywear near as many changes through the war as the army. However, this is counteracted by the number of uniforms that existed! There were four different uniform types depending on rank and rate: Officers, Class I (CPO's), Class II (Rating's Dressed as Seamen ...
Occasions: As ordered in tropical waters. Class I: white shirt with two breast pockets, white shorts, white socks, white canvas shoes, cap white white cover. Class III but with black boots and socks, unless a Petty Officer in which white shoes and socks are worn. Class II wore the white front, white shorts, white topped cap, black boots and ...
In 1944, the most common uniform was JG aertex shirt with JG battledress trousers which were the same as those introduced in Khaki in about 1942. The slouch hat was the most popular headgear, although MKII helmets and GS caps were often worn. The SMLE No. 1. Mk III was the main weapon, but the bayonet was shortened.
Maybe I can help. Have your drycleaner clean, but not press the uniform. For the jumper: 1) Turn jumper top inside out. 2) Press flat, such that the collar will have a crease just inboard of each star. 3) fold in half, sleeve to sleeve and press center crease.
Messages. 1,562. Location. Midlands, UK. It's a second pattern Coat, Duffel Drab. The 2nd pattern was issued to RN and other (e.g. AA) at the end of WW2 and up to the early 1960s. The first pattern has Newey snaps to adjust the hood and a face latch. There's a whole thread on this somewhere. This one is unusual in that they usually had white ...
I have had many requests for pictures of peacoats of the British Navy. That isn't my specialty, and I never ran across any, so I wasn't able to respond to the requests. As we (the US) came from there, I would think we would have brought the tradition of the Royal Navy peacoat with us just as we brought most everything else across the water.
I also remember following with interest the Falkland Islands conflict, being pretty much equally interested in both the Royal Navy and British Army.[/QUOTE] I started being interested in a history of the Polish navy half of years 70. Since during the II world war small Polish Navy closely cooperated with large Royal Navy.
The collar is not a rollneck/turtleneck -- a fact largely unappreciated by modern collectors as they base their understanding on the white t-neck being worn in the film "Battle of Britain" (which, incidently is a Royal Navy sweater) -- but rather a 2-inch (+/-) standing collar with a very large neck opening.
Mister Stetson was a talented promoter and marketer - and there in lay his gift. Christy's Hats of Bristol, England, held the patent on this design and after losing a lengthy court battle, Stetson ended up having to pay a licensing fee to Christy's Hats for the use of the Boss of the Plains design.
Introduction. The goal of this thread is to detail the history, use, and characteristics of US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corp (USMC) officer’s boat cloaks and US Army officer’s capes. Despite a superficial similarity, these three garments differ significantly in detail, differences which will be identified and illustrated in this thread.