US Victory Museum Posted March 7, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 7, 2015 Below is shown the first olive drab cotton service breechesphotographed with a pair of 1906 spec. #846 cotton servicebreeches for comparison. Construction appears identicalwith the exception that one is khaki and the other olive drab.OD Cotton Serv. Breeches Spec. 1058 1910-03-17 Repl. Spec 846 1906-11-16I had previously believed that these breeches were issuedto accompany the first olive drab cotton service coats; however,upon inspecting a list of early quartermaster specificationsprovided by fellow forum member Jon Prost, I discovered thatit wasn't until the publication of the 1910 cotton servicecoat spec. #1059 that an olive drab spec. #1058 was issued forthe cotton breeches; therefore, these service breeches shouldbe displayed with 1910 or later pattern cotton service coats.On March 13th 1909, specification #1014 was published by theUSQMD for the production of a 6.5 ounce cotton cloth dyed olivedrab; this replaced a prior specification #991 (Aug 15th, 1908)for cotton cloth dyed khaki.On July 12th 1909, the USQMD published a specification #1038for the adoption of the olive drab cotton service coat for tropicalclimates. This was the first article of cotton tropical clothingto utilize the olive drab cotton cloth. Prior to this spec., allarticles of the cotton tropical uniform had been khaki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted March 7, 2015 OD Cotton Serv. Coat Spec. 1038 1909-07-12 Repl. Spec 850 1906-12-08This service coat had French cuffs, choke bellows pockets, anda stand/fall collar. In appearence, it is identical to the 1906uniform that it replaced with the exception of its color and theinclusion of two collar grommets for the enlisted collar diskinsignia, although some early coats were produced with-out thecollar grommets.Mario's OD Cotton Serv. Coat Spec. 1038 As I had indicated, I had believed that the olive drab cottonservice breeches shown above was meant to accompany the 1909cotton service coat; this is, however, not correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted March 7, 2015 A specification for olive drab cotton service breeches wasn'tpublished until 1910, when on the same day a specification forthe 1910 olive drab cotton service coat was issued.OD Cotton Serv. Coat Spec. 1059 1910-03-17 Repl. Spec 1038 1909-07-12OD Cotton Serv. Breeches Spec. 1058 1910-03-17 Repl. Spec 846 1906-11-16The 1910 olive drab cotton service coat was the last of the Armyfield uniforms to have French cuffs, a stand/fall collar, and thechoke bellows pockets. The primary feature to identify this coatis the four collar grommets that only appeared on the 1910 wooland cotton service uniforms.Terry's OD Cotton Serv. Coat Spec. 1059 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted March 7, 2015 Both of these specs for clothing would be replaced in August 15th,1911 when USQMD published specifications for what we call theubiquitous 1911 pattern tropical uniform that was used throughWWI and into the 1920s.OD Cotton Serv. Coat Spec. 1126 1911-08-15 Repl. Spec 1059 1910-03-17OD Cotton Serv. Breeches Spec. 1127 1911-08-15 Repl. Spec 1058 1910-03-17Frankie's OD Cotton Serv. Coat Spec. 1126 Early 1911 (c.-1914) uniforms can also be found with the vibrantgreen olive drab and sewn with different colored thread. Due tothe warp and weft of the threads, the inside color differs fromthe exterior on this and previous versions of OD dyed clothing. The olive drab cotton service breeches conforming to spec. 1127lacked the martingale (aka back cinch or back buckle).When WWI began in 1914, the US embargo on Germany cut off thesupply of imported dyes from their chemical industries. Domesticproduced dyes yielded a more subdued color. Moreover, the tremendousdemand for clothing during US mobilization resulted in shortcutsbeing taken in the manufacturing process. Uniforms were now producedwith un-dyed thread and the clothes were vat dyed at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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