Allan H. Posted July 29, 2020 Share #26 Posted July 29, 2020 1 hour ago, dmar836 said: Yes. I have one or two that came with the hooks and cloth belts and the color match isn't perfect. In, say, 1940 when a guy picked one of these up, did it come with a cloth belt or was it expected to be worn with the Sam Brown belt exclusively. The early officer book implies that IIRC. I always figured the cloth belts were picked up later when regs changed and that is what accounted for the slight mismatch in the gabardine color. Dave Yes Dave, that is the case. The blouse probably came without a matching cloth belt. As the regulations changed, the officer was expected to conform with the new regs and would have had to purchase a "matching" cloth belt. I do know that if the colors of the belt and the blouse were too far apart, the officer would be required to "fix it" as they were indeed supposed to be made of the same color and material. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted July 29, 2020 Share #27 Posted July 29, 2020 Thanks Allen. Dave Olathe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 30, 2020 Share #28 Posted July 30, 2020 Centurion what if any ribbons were there on this coat?, you'll have to look at the rear of the top left pocket area to see marks that might of been left by the ribbon pin or pin holes, maybe under the left pocket flap to see if maybe a marksmanship badge was there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion1982 Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share #29 Posted September 10, 2020 No marks which indicate any ribbons were attached to the uniformSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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