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Military sleeved 'jerkin' - unusual ww1 item?
- Thread starter robrinay
- Start date
Not a standard British Army leather jerkin even before the sleeves may or may not have been added, style, cut, number of buttons all different and not sure about the WD stamps everywhere. Could be a private purchase type but the idea of the leather jerkin was to provide some warmth with its wool liner and this doesn't have such a liner. I have seen jerkins in WW2 with sleeves added from greatcoats and even with added sheepskin collars but British WW1 jerkins seemed to remain as issued. As for being 'near mint condition'...!
John Lever
Moderator
Looks like it was made from other garments, as the war department stamps overlap one another at the seams . It's also very small.
Dr H
Well-Known Member
Has the feel of a workman's sleeved waistcoat: http://footplateequipment.co.uk/index.p ... tcoat.html
I like it, but...er...I'm odd like that. :ugeek:
I like it, but...er...I'm odd like that. :ugeek:
John Lever
Moderator
Where do you find this stuff ?Dr H said:
Silver Surfer
Well-Known Member
manoman, that jerkin looks like something a knight would have worn under his armor.
