CUBUSMC Posted August 27, 2017 #51 Posted August 27, 2017 Ok, great information. I was using this to date a few hats I recently picked up. So the hat marked NXSX95449 is approx Feb 1945 The hat marked N383-72337 could be wartime to post war. Looks like no definite info here. But, here is a different one, I got a hat marked SXSX70217, I did not see anything about SXSX. Any help on this one? Thanks - Jeff
dustin Posted August 27, 2017 Author #52 Posted August 27, 2017 Hello Jeff, N383 prefixes are 100% post war, Korean war era and newer. Can you post a picture of the markings on your SXSX? For me its undoubtedly a typo.
dustin Posted August 27, 2017 Author #54 Posted August 27, 2017 Non-existing prefix, its a typo. Should be an N not S
tthen Posted December 31, 2017 #55 Posted December 31, 2017 First off "Happy New Year all" I know this thread is old but I refer to it often. After reading it through again I have a question. It is regarding the N140 prefix issue again. What is the final consensus. I found a chambray shirt with a contract number of what looks like N140 62236s 31833B Is this a WW2 contract or Post WW2. Sorry for beating a dead horse, but from what I read I am still unsure. Thank you Tom
jerry_k Posted January 3, 2018 #56 Posted January 3, 2018 Look at first page of this thread: 140s3335 5-427475 7-4216782 2-4319931 5-4323194 6-4333038 9-4337799 12-4340627 2-4445809 6-4453135 9-4458624 11-4458639 12-4461836 1-4570239 5-4571746 6-45 Regards, Jerry
dustin Posted January 3, 2018 Author #57 Posted January 3, 2018 tthen, yes that is for sure a post WWII contract. The second series of numbers was instituted sometime in 1947 as an accounting system. It is actually referencing refining indicator on where the item was procured from, I have the document discussing it but I'll have to dig to find it.
29navy Posted January 3, 2018 #58 Posted January 3, 2018 If I remember Dustin's work, the N140S was war time and N140 (no S) was post war.
dustin Posted January 3, 2018 Author #59 Posted January 3, 2018 So in a little further digging, that second series of numbers is an Expenditure Account.
tthen Posted January 4, 2018 #60 Posted January 4, 2018 Gentleman, Thank you so much for your reply, It's starting to get clearer. The search goes on.
subsystem4 Posted May 13, 2018 #61 Posted May 13, 2018 How about this: Navy Department NAF 1169-2 Contract NXs 1404
dustin Posted May 17, 2018 Author #62 Posted May 17, 2018 The cold weather bibs you have are an early piece meaning pre-war under Naval Aircraft Factory drawing. What you are not seeing in the contract prefix is the "A" for Aeronautic. So read it as NXSA-1404. what you have is something about 1940-41
Will Posted October 31, 2018 #63 Posted October 31, 2018 If anyone has any thoughts on the dating of these two Navy flight suits I would be grateful! I assume that the tag in the orange suit gives us a "Purchase Order" date in 1959, which is, I suppose, a way of dating the suit as post-1959. But I cannot figure out anything more specific, nor can I come up with any idea of a date for the khaki Navy flight suit. Thanks, gentlemen!
Papanui44 Posted November 6, 2018 #64 Posted November 6, 2018 Dustin, I’m trying to trace a knit wear contract NXSX - 38058 Can you assist? I understand the prefix based on your post but those numbers how do you read them? Cheers John.
jerry_k Posted November 7, 2018 #65 Posted November 7, 2018 Hi John. From first Dustin post the NXSX - 38058 will be around: 37374 sept. 1943 - 47990 jan. 1944. Regards, Jerry
Papanui44 Posted November 17, 2018 #66 Posted November 17, 2018 Hi John. From first Dustin post the NXSX - 38058 will be around: 37374 sept. 1943 - 47990 jan. 1944. Regards, Jerry
Papanui44 Posted November 17, 2018 #67 Posted November 17, 2018 Jerry thanks so much, it finally clicked that I had to look for the numbers within a range of numbers. Cheers!
mikie Posted January 6, 2019 #68 Posted January 6, 2019 Thank you for making this reference material available. It came in handy today and I will bookmark it for future use. Mikie
67Rally Posted January 22, 2019 #69 Posted January 22, 2019 I know that this one is not a WWII issue, but I am not seeing anything remotely close in this thread. Here is the label: Jacket, Flying, Very Light Specification MIL-J-7758A L.W. Foster Sportswear Co. Inc. Contract No. DA-36-243-QM(CTM)3678 Any Ideas as to the date?
doyler Posted January 23, 2019 #70 Posted January 23, 2019 I know that this one is not a WWII issue, but I am not seeing anything remotely close in this thread. Here is the label: Jacket, Flying, Very Light Specification MIL-J-7758A L.W. Foster Sportswear Co. Inc. Contract No. DA-36-243-QM(CTM)3678 Any Ideas as to the date? Havent nailed it down but that Mil J number dates to the 50s....Maybe 1958
67Rally Posted January 23, 2019 #71 Posted January 23, 2019 Havent nailed it down but that Mil J number dates to the 50s....Maybe 1958 Thanks, Doyler. I tried to find a reference for these but I am learning that it was somewhat convoluted.
tthen Posted March 22, 2020 #72 Posted March 22, 2020 Ok so I know this is an old thread but I refer to it often. I found what I believe to be a WW2 or maybe pre contract number. Can anyone shed some light on this. Thanks
David Minton Posted March 24, 2020 #75 Posted March 24, 2020 Look at first page of this thread: 140s 3335 5-42 7475 7-42 16782 2-43 19931 5-43 23194 6-43 33038 9-43 37799 12-43 40627 2-44 45809 6-44 53135 9-44 58624 11-44 58639 12-44 61836 1-45 70239 5-45 71746 6-45 Sorry if I missed this, but what does a suffix letter denote? For example, is N140s-18XXXB (XXX denotes numbers) a part of this series from 1943, or an entirely new series of post-WWII contract numbers? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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