British Airborne 1st model Step-in Paratroopers Smock – Rego Clothiers Ltd
€5.650,00
A very rare original WWII British Airborne 1st model Step-in Paratroopers Smock.The smock is very good condition! Manufactured by Rego Clothiers Ltd, produced in a heavy gabardine khaki coloured material with working central front zip, Newey Patt press stud fittings to the front, storm type cuffs and armpit ventilation. The shoulder straps are showing signs of former Major rank insignia, there is no discoloration, stitches are easy to remove but I would recommend to leave it untouched. Lower side pockets have the original zips. Interior of the smock has the original maker label “Jackets Parachutist” by Rego Clothiers Ltd in size good large size 5, dated 1942. War Department inspection stamp date letter ´O´ for 1942. The smock shows light service wear. Overall a very good example of an extremely rare item of British Airborne forces clothing. These smocks were the first examples produced and issued to the newly formed British Airborne Forces. They were a direct copy of the early German Paratrooper smocks, which were also a step-in pattern. These early smocks were issued to the Airborne forces which took part in the Bruneval Raid (Operation Biting). These early Step-in smocks were replaced by the more commonly found Denison Smocks. Very few of these early pattern smocks remain on the collecting market.
The color of the Step-in smock may appear slightly different in the photos, but rest assured, it is a textbook example.
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