ccyooper Posted October 4, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 4, 2015 Here is an unusual find. In the group of caps I purchased I found this one. I have seen ETO contract pants (unusual) but have never seen a hat that was contracted. It was difficult to take pictures of the label but it reads from top to bottom: CAPS, GARRISON OD, SERGE SHADE OFFICERS SIZE 6 7/8 TAILLE 55 DTG (DTG MIGHT NOT BE CORRECT) CONTRACTOR ....... CONTRACT NO ...... SPEC DATED 18 NOV 1942 AS AMENDED LOTNO-MFR 1590 (1590 MIGHT NOT BE RIGHT) U.S. ARMY, ETO .......................... INSPECTOR MADE IN FRANCE First cap I have seen manufactured in France under contract, but I suspect they are not that uncommon since I stumbled upon it. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted October 4, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 4, 2015 Interesting. The US Army didn't set foot in France until June 6, 1944. Any French-made items produced specifically for the US would not have appeared until after France was liberated. Probably an "occupation piece", so to speak? I've got over 70+ US garrison caps collected over a 30 year period, but have never seen a French-made one. Quite uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted October 4, 2015 Share #3 Posted October 4, 2015 Very interesting find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted October 5, 2015 Doughboy militaria has a pair of pants made under a French contract, the label is almost the same. Didn't realize they were that uncommon. I'll have to keep looking to see if I can find more information on French made contracts. I believe the hat spec may have changed in late 44 (off memory from another of the caps I looked at), so there may have been a rather small window for that spec (42) being used in France...6 Jun until XX XXX. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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