US Victory Museum Posted June 29, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 29, 2015 I recently began to seek-out shirts to complete portions ofmy collection. Shortly thereafter, I came to discover howdifficult it is to find original issued items. Unlike amilitary uniform, a decent shirt could still be worn incivilian life upon discharge; therefore, items like shirts,hats, and marching shoes could be put to use on the farm.The shirts I am displaying in this post are all privatepurchased items that were similar to their army issuedcounterparts.The blue wool shirt resembles the 1883 issued shirt withthe exception of the omission of the two breast pockets, aswell as a tab that buttons under the collar, nor is it lined.The buttons are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted June 29, 2015 This private purchased shirt resembles the khaki flannel shirt(Spec 994 Aug. 21st, 1908) issued by the Army.The bottom of the pockets isn't quite rounded like its militarycounterpart, and there is an additional 4th button along thefront placket, and a second button on the sleeve. Like theissued shirt, there are no elbow patches. This shirt feelsvery soft compared to the pre-WWI (Spec 1092 Oct. 18th, 1910)olive drab wool shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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US Victory Museum Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted June 29, 2015 This last shirt is embroidered at the collars to H Company, and at theshoulders to the New York 7th regiment. It is gray wool. There arepocket flaps, which are not found on earlier pattern military issuedshirts. This one too has four buttons along the front, and had a tabthat buttons under the collar. There is an additional sleeve button,but the elbows remain un-patched unlike the latter shirts.The pocket flaps have a subtle point to them. Later issued shirts havea flat pocket flap, except those for the USMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted June 29, 2015 The three placed upon a 1903 blanket for color comparison.The first photo of the blue wool shirt doesn't look correctdue to the indirect sunlight entering the room which makesthe blue brighter. In fact, this shirt is very very dark.I tried to take all these photos with the flash on, withthe flash off, and differing levels of ISO sensitivity.While not perfect, the posted photos are closest to the actualcolors under the lighting conditions at the time they weretaken.For information about original issued shirts, a well writtenpost may be found at:http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/209257-us-army-shirts-1900-to-1919/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_rambow Posted June 30, 2015 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2015 Excellent examples, the NY militia one is very interesting! These are difficult to find and pricey when they come up on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrenchRat Posted June 30, 2015 Share #7 Posted June 30, 2015 US VIC... That's great! Now we have to see them with the corresponding coats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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