Vintage Clothing Store find

From a vintage clothing store, ex canadian dension smock with Canadian Airborne wings removed, of course british made smock, label washed out

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Holly right place at the right time batman!! I found an 'unobtanium' CMP truck tool box at Goodwill for $6 and though that couldn't be topped but you have me beat!!


Say, there wasn't a fully badged 1 CPB battledress two isles over was there?

I know I got lucky, a friend pulled out a nice USAAF bomb aimer tunic, with all bullion insignia too

Great find!

Hi,

Very nice! You are lucky

Looks good …. make sure all male and female snaps are brass. Nickel finish on any of these points to a postwar item. This is the third smock I know of that came out of a thrift store. Great Find.

Ypres

Thanks Ypres, all details point to a ww2 smock, could always be 46 dated too but it is what it is and was chuffed to find it. I did pick up some wings at the show friday in Burlington (sorry for the rotation) not that I am going to sew them on, but I am confident these are ww2 type

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I believe those are post war wings. For me the shroud lines should extend to the edge of the canopy (There are post war wings where this is the case as well but for me to be wartime the lines need to touch the edge of the canopy). The Joyce book identifies this one as a type 8, first issued in '49? I'm not an expert so take this for what its worth....just my opinion.


Ypres

Fantastic find!!! Congratulations!

As for the wings, I have to concur with ypres. Those do indeed appear to be post war type 8 wings.

ah ok guys. thanks for the info on the wings, I need to get the book

There is a wings thread on the forum

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Ypres

Very cool find. Congrats!