Getting into the weeds - Comparing Repro and Original Rough Wear 23380s

[ausreenactor]

Well, that’s a twist. This thread’s bringing out all kinds of good stuff. Time for me to get out a pencil and start annotating my copy of the Eastman guide again. Thanks for digging up this information, Couchy!

The info is all JC's doing. Said the other day "We walk in the shadows of Giants".

 

[Nickb123]

Does anyone know if the 27752's sleeves are slimmer than the 23380? They seem to be.

 

[mulceber]

What manufacturer of 27752 vs 23380?

 

[B-Man2]

Roughwear GW I think he’s asking about

 

[B-Man2]

Does anyone know if the 27752's sleeves are slimmer than the 23380? They seem to be.

Nick ... Funny I have a GW 27752 but I never thought to measure the sleeve widths . Give me some time to dig it out and either tonight or tomorrow I’ll measure the width of them and send you a PM.
Cheers

 

[Lord Flashheart]

This is probably really geeky but .. I thought I’d measure the epaulettes just to see what the taper on my GW 23380 epaulettes was. Allowing a little I’d say it was 2in at the arm tapering to 1.5in at the collar.

I wonder how that compares with the originals and the BK?

 

[mulceber]

It is really geeky, Flash, and it’s exactly the kind of thing we like to see around here.

Not sure of the measurements on mine, because I’m wearing it right now, but I’ll check it when I get home. That sounds right though.

edit: yep, about the same: 1 7/8” on the sleeve side, 1.5” on the collar side.

 

[ausreenactor]

BR is 1 15/16" at the shoulder and 1 5/6" at the collar.

 

[Srahimian24]

This is an awesome thread to read guys, thanks for sharing all the info, love reading about this stuff