Jump to content

Twill on Twill


son of desertrat
 Share

Recommended Posts

son of desertrat

Ive acquired these from ebay after having just a sgt in the original collection. And, these are hard to find. Does anyone have any information about them?

 

Thanks

Keenan

 

post-7302-0-77528100-1403664635.jpg

post-7302-0-22351000-1403664649.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

They appear to be U.S. made Late-ish 20s through the 30s applique, could no doubt be still seen being worn here and there by the early 40s, very nice too I might add.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 years later...

3 years later and we have almost got a full set. I feel like these are not 20s-30s but late 30s through the early 40s, evidenced by my latest 2 finds...a Tech 4 and 5.

 

post-2527-0-67832600-1509644553.jpg

 

post-2527-0-81934700-1509644562.jpg

 

post-2527-0-97766700-1509644606.jpg

 

post-2527-0-02379500-1509644614.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

I've always thought this style of chevron was interesting. Since the Technician ranks didn't come about until 1942, I think it's reasonable to assume this style of chevron is wartime.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I agree. I made contact with William Emerson and this is what he said..."The style with twill bars sewn onto the dark twill was never prescribed but during the WW II buildup (1940) and early in the war, the demand was so great for chevrons that this design came into use."

Link to comment
Share on other sites

These have always been my favorite style of chevron, I have only seen these sewn on field worn uniforms, hbt's, field jackets and jump jackets. I have always assumed they were made specifically for field wear with the extra durability of twill on twill, compared to embroidered on twill or wool. Most of the loose chevrons of this style I have seen usually have heavy thread remaining from from being removed from a field worn type uniform. Just my 2 cents. Great collection by the way and the tech varieties are hard to come by. I have a pair of the early war first sergeant chevrons with only two rockers which shows they were used prior to 1942 also.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 11 months later...
  • 1 year later...

All these look remarkably similar to this rank on a Americal Div Tech 4 worn Khaki Shirt up in Japan during occupation (Photo from copper252 he describes them as Japanese Made).

 

image.png.527a715b5e6d52dc75e85a17ad65a5a2.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...