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Post by Kenneth on May 18, 2020 8:29:13 GMT -5
La Tranchee now lists the M47/52 green fatigue jacket in a lighter fabric, which they refer to as summer weight (and incorrectly as M47). I checked all my references, such as they are, but found no mention of a lighter weight jacket. However, I have two originals, both acquired as new (that is, unissued, still with the paper size tag), and one does seem to be of a lighter fabric than the other and also lighter than the otherwise matching pants. But I couldn't be more specific than that. All the other details, including for the one in La Tranhee's photos, are identical. Is this just a manufacturing variation?
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Post by craigtx on May 18, 2020 20:35:30 GMT -5
I have no objective evidence, but it's my feeling that it's a manufacturing variation.
Craig
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Post by rullow on May 26, 2020 6:45:43 GMT -5
La Tranchee now lists the M47/52 green fatigue jacket in a lighter fabric, which they refer to as summer weight (and incorrectly as M47). I checked all my references, such as they are, but found no mention of a lighter weight jacket. However, I have two originals, both acquired as new (that is, unissued, still with the paper size tag), and one does seem to be of a lighter fabric than the other and also lighter than the otherwise matching pants. But I couldn't be more specific than that. All the other details, including for the one in La Tranhee's photos, are identical. Is this just a manufacturing variation? isnt that a classic fishbone fabric? if there is an quivalent in history - it seems that french switched in 1956 from standard "straight" twill fabric to HBT - fishbone/heringbone twill.... so it could be just pre and post this date production EDIT - just saw M47/52 allegée on ebay with HBT twill and stamped 1954.... |
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Post by Kenneth on Jun 5, 2020 14:47:11 GMT -5
I just checked my two examples of the 47/52 jacket again. One is definitely lighter than the other but that's not to say that one is really lightweight. Without the two side by side, if would be tricky.
Both are plain twill (not HBT) and the color is identical--or virtually so. I can't tell a difference. The cut (style) is identical, too. They both seem to have been manufactured in 1-55, assuming that's a date. The slightly lighter one is marked 1-55BC, with the mark stamped on the inside below the collar, where a label would typically be found on a commercial civilian garment. The other is marked 1-55 inside a box, with the mark on one of the chest pockets on the inside. Now I wonder what the BC means.
I also have two pair of pants from the set (les pantalons), which are more or less the same shade of dark khaki (not very greenish). However, the fabric is clearly different and has a distinct twilled appearance but not HBT. Material for the jacket is plain in comparison. Neither one has a date but presumably are of a later manufacture. My original camouflage pants, in comparison, are made of a very fine HBT material, rather lighter than the plain 1947 combat suit. But this is getting trivial.
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