Royk Posted April 10, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 10, 2018 Hi folks Ive been re-enacting long enough for my M41 to wear through at the cuffs like the originals i've seen! Has anyone seen any period repairs to the cuffs that may have been done in the field or by a local tailor? Cheers Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted April 10, 2018 Share #2 Posted April 10, 2018 Trim them in leather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted April 10, 2018 Share #3 Posted April 10, 2018 Or roll them to the inside and sew them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted April 10, 2018 Share #4 Posted April 10, 2018 This is how one of my original M41's has been repaired. It seems they added a trim made from another jacket, as the type of fabric is identical but the color slightly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royk Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted April 13, 2018 Nice, I have a bit of cotton tape which is almost identical to the tape from a ammo bandolier, that will make a good field repair, BTW the table turned out great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted April 13, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 13, 2018 I have seen original period repairs done with poplin like the example in post 4, and also with some HBT tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 13, 2018 Share #7 Posted April 13, 2018 Trim them in leather +1 You will see this done war time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted April 13, 2018 Share #8 Posted April 13, 2018 +1 You will see this done war time Yep, missed that comment. Seems like it shows up a lot on the USAAF ones, perhaps because they had more leather laying around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 13, 2018 Share #9 Posted April 13, 2018 Yep, missed that comment. Seems like it shows up a lot on the USAAF ones, perhaps because they had more leather laying around? Possible I tend to see it done on AAF jackets from the CBI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 13, 2018 Share #10 Posted April 13, 2018 Mountain Jacket I posted on formum http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/263387-ww2-modified-mountain-jacket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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