GPW made winter weight Gym?

ade stevenson · 11-15-2007, 03:08 PM

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 · 11-15-2007, 03:10 PM

More detail pics.

ade stevenson · 11-21-2007, 11:22 AM

Any thoughts at all? I would welcome any input.

Thanks.

Cheers, Ade.

DougD · 11-21-2007, 11:40 AM

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 · 11-21-2007, 01:30 PM

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 · 11-21-2007, 03:43 PM

any markings on it?

Jeffrey Meffert · 11-21-2007, 07:08 PM

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 · 11-22-2007, 05:12 AM

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.

11-21-2007, 11:40 AM	#4
DougD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Age: 50 Posts: 2,060	pullover 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

11-21-2007, 03:43 PM	#6
NYRaider New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Posts: 6	any markings on it? __________________ www.9thsovietguards.com

11-21-2007, 07:08 PM	#7
Jeffrey Meffert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 68 Posts: 640	I'm glad you aren't going to cut it up. 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.

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11-21-2007, 11:22 AM	#3
ade stevenson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Derbyshire, Great Britain Age: 62 Posts: 208	Any thoughts at all? I would welcome any input. Thanks. Cheers, Ade.

11-21-2007, 01:30 PM	#5
ade stevenson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Derbyshire, Great Britain Age: 62 Posts: 208	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.

11-22-2007, 05:12 AM	#8
ade stevenson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Derbyshire, Great Britain Age: 62 Posts: 208	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.

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