US Victory Museum Posted April 29, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 29, 2019 On June, 24th 1907, a specification (No. 878) was issuedwhich defined the manufacture of an article of clothingknown as drab woolen service breeches. This spec. wasused to define two types of breeches: mounted, and foot.This pair has been professionally modified by the additionof leather re-enforcings along the inner thighs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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US Victory Museum Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted April 29, 2019 Mounted trousers are identified in the attached photo bythe re-enforcement sewn in the seat. One may observe thearch seam just above his butt. This soldier is wearing aM1903 revolver cartridge belt; he has a 1903 revolverlanyard attached to his revolver. Leggings of pattern1907 can be seen on another soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted April 29, 2019 For comparison:In a prior post, Kurt H. (aka Dragoon) demonstrated apair of 1908 wool service breeches (foot) manufacturedby the C. Kenyon Co.HIS PHOTOS RE-POSTED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted April 29, 2019 In 1903, the first year drab wool service breecheswere made, both the mounted and foot variant each hada unique specification number; but in 1904, and againin 1907 a single specification was used for different drab woolen service breeches for both foot soldiersand mounted troops.Changes in 1909 and 1911 defined changes to the drabwoolen service breeches (foot), but it wouldn't beuntil 1912 that a change would update both the footand mounted breeches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Victory Museum Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted April 29, 2019 Subsequent changes to the wool service breeches werelikely meant to accommodate both dismounted, as wellas mounted troops with a single item of clothing withre-inforcements in the thighs, this being most familiarto us observed on Great War uniforms END POST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pointedcuffs Posted April 30, 2019 Share #12 Posted April 30, 2019 Great post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted May 10, 2019 Share #13 Posted May 10, 2019 Interesting informative post as is the modification on these breeches. There is not attention given to the breeches from this period. Good work! Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solcarlus Posted May 10, 2019 Share #14 Posted May 10, 2019 Bonjour. What do you think of these trousers? Merci. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/309597-trousers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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