GPW made winter weight Gym?

[ade stevenson]

Hi Guys, I would welcome your thoughts about this Obr 43 Gym. I was given it by a member of our living history group who thought that it would be OK to cut up for a medical scenario. However, I think it is too good for that, even with the rodent / moth damage to it.

I feel it might be a wartime produced example? Sadly all the buttons are missing, and it is evident that several had been replaced with different coloured threads over time.

I am not very familiar with winter weight uniforms, having only ever owned summer weight items in the past.

Please have a look at the following pics and see what you think? I like the use of different materials to the linings to the front, the cuffs and the pockets. The pockets lack the small internal ID book pocket which I beleive were a post war addition.

Cheers, Ade.

[ade stevenson]

More detail pics.

[ade stevenson]

Any thoughts at all? I would welcome any input.

Thanks.

Cheers, Ade.

[DougD]

It's an interesting pullover; i have never seen another of this material, and i think dating it would be very difficult. I had an M1940 major generals pullover in that was a similar, heavy grade material, but very soft.

The buttons probably mean it was reissued a few times, but it is pretty much just cut cloth, so there is not much more to go on. So, saying when it was first issued would be a guess.

DougD
Moderator - Cloth

[ade stevenson]

Thanks Doug. I think I wil restore it with some buttons. If displayed on a mannequin with some field gear it some help disguise some of the holes.

Cheers, Ade.

[NYRaider]

any markings on it?

[Jeffrey Meffert]

Unless you're taking on a restoration project like doug's m43 parade, moth holes and all, I hate to hear of old things cut up.
Sort of like splitting up a documented medal set which generally sends the ODM folks into apopleptic fits.

[ade stevenson]

No inked markings at all on it.

It would really pain me to destroy anything, so it will never get shown the sissors :)

Cheers, Ade.