WW2 British '37 Pattern Battledress Blouse With Unlined Collar - 1940 Date

Rare unlined collar '37 pattern battledress blouse complete with clothing label bearing 1940 date.
As has been recorded the first issues of the new '37 pattern battledress blouse came without a lined collar although this was soon modified with a lined collar to prolong its service life. Surviving examples of the unlined version are therefore rare . In excellent condition the label gives maker as 'Redman Bros' . All of its original brass dished buttons are still present to lining & cuffs with early revolving shank vegetable ivory buttons to shoulder. Rare battledress the 1940 issues almost impossible to find now.

Code: 14871