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    Post by KommandoPost Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:22 pm

    I found this today in an antique store.  
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    It has what appears to be pink paint on the right sleeve.
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    I've heard that the jacket was sometimes worn by SAS.  Could it be possible that someone near a freshly painted Pink Panther Land Rover accidentally leaned on it, or would the jacket have been phased out by then?  

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    Post by Gulf91 Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:03 am

    Could be any paint as they were mainly used as working clothing,eg for doing crappy chores around camp like painting coal white etc.
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    Post by Jerry B Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:16 pm

    Very nice, i have a 41 dated example and I am trying to pick up a 45 dated example as well.
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    Post by Gulf91 Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:03 pm

    Did have a WW2 dated set of Blouse and Trs but sold them(and regret it).

    Have been lucky recently in that I have managed to find an early blouse,type with the pleated pockets so am quite chuffed at that.
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    Post by Jerry B Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:29 pm

    Gulf91 wrote:Did have a WW2 dated set of Blouse and Trs but sold them(and regret it).

    Have been lucky recently in that I have managed to find an early blouse,type with the pleated pockets so am quite chuffed at that.

    The 41 dated blouse I have is the type with pleated pockets Richard, the 45 dated example I am after does not. It will be good to have both types but both war time dated.
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    Post by Gulf91 Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:00 am

    Regarding the early blouse Jerry,I was always of the understanding that the early ones were a brown colour,later ones(and Post War) a green colour-my pleated pocket blouse is Green.

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    Post by Jerry B Tue Oct 21, 2014 4:15 pm

    The 41 dated example I have is greenish, though if the earlier versions were brownish I can't say Richard. I managed to get the 45 dated example without pleats from the bay.

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