CUBUSMC Posted August 27, 2017 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUBUSMC Posted August 27, 2017 Share #53 Posted August 27, 2017 Here is a picture of the cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share #54 Posted August 27, 2017 Non-existing prefix, its a typo. Should be an N not S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted December 31, 2017 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_k Posted January 3, 2018 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted January 3, 2018 Share #58 Posted January 3, 2018 If I remember Dustin's work, the N140S was war time and N140 (no S) was post war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share #59 Posted January 3, 2018 So in a little further digging, that second series of numbers is an Expenditure Account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted January 4, 2018 Share #60 Posted January 4, 2018 Gentleman, Thank you so much for your reply, It's starting to get clearer. The search goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsystem4 Posted May 13, 2018 Share #61 Posted May 13, 2018 How about this: Navy Department NAF 1169-2 Contract NXs 1404 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted October 31, 2018 Share #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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papanui44 Posted November 6, 2018 Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_k Posted November 7, 2018 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papanui44 Posted November 17, 2018 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papanui44 Posted November 17, 2018 Share #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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted January 6, 2019 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted January 22, 2019 Share #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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 23, 2019 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted January 23, 2019 Share #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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted March 22, 2020 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted March 22, 2020 Share #73 Posted March 22, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthen Posted March 22, 2020 Share #74 Posted March 22, 2020 Can't find anything on NXs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Minton Posted March 24, 2020 Share #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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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