British Snow Suit Trousers – Dated 1942

Original WWII British Snow Suit Trousers. The snow suits were heavy-weight white coloured cotton garments that were issued to be worn during periods of cold weather while the terrain was covered in snows. The trousers remains in good used condition, with some staining, drawstring are present. The original label is still present: Suit-Snow-Trousers, size 2, dated February 1942, manufactured by The Fifty Shilling Tailors. These were also worn by American troops.

Period photo: Infantrymen of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, who are wearing British winter camouflage clothing, on patrol near Nijmegen, Netherlands, 22 January 1945.