Aussie BD?

**Jerry B** · 03-24-2012, 05:17 PM

Hi Rob. Thanks, it seems you and the seller were right all along?

**reneblacky** · 03-25-2012, 11:53 PM

G'day Jerry
It's Aussie, the second tag shows it, In comparison to my khaki ones the metal buttons are the same. Mind you I haven't encountered those shoulder board buttons before.
With the large tag now that I look at it again, is similar to the paper tags found on unissued clothing items.
Not a common item you have as I haven't seen them around.

**Battery Command Post** · 03-26-2012, 12:02 AM

by reneblacky

G'day Jerry
It's Aussie, the second tag shows it, In comparison to my khaki ones the metal buttons are the same. Mind you I haven't encountered those shoulder board buttons before.
With the large tag now that I look at it again, is similar to the paper tags found on unissued clothing items.
Not a common item you have as I haven't seen them around.

That's strange, every Australian BD I have ever seen has those same shoulder buttons. For me they're a tell-tale sign of Aussie manufacture.

Rob

**reneblacky** · 03-26-2012, 12:13 AM

by Battery Command Post

That's strange, every Australian BD I have ever seen has those same shoulder buttons. For me they're a tell-tale sign of Aussie manufacture.

Rob

I've only seen the large brown bakelite buttons

**Jerry B** · 03-26-2012, 06:27 AM

by reneblacky

G'day Jerry
It's Aussie, the second tag shows it, In comparison to my khaki ones the metal buttons are the same. Mind you I haven't encountered those shoulder board buttons before.
With the large tag now that I look at it again, is similar to the paper tags found on unissued clothing items.
Not a common item you have as I haven't seen them around.

Thanks Rene for your opinion. Always good to get confirmation it's original and to hear that it's not so commonly seen.

**reneblacky** · 03-26-2012, 06:45 AM

by Bond

Thanks Rene for your opinion. Always good to get confirmation it's original and to hear that it's not so commonly seen.

No worries Mate and again I have to add that I don't have one of these or have seen one in person (all of my Aussie kit was collected before I had a PC, first PC in 04) , I can only refer to my pile of other Aussie uniforms.
This is a nice jacket with an early date

**Jerry B** · 03-26-2012, 03:40 PM

by reneblacky

No worries Mate and again I have to add that I don't have one of these or have seen one in person (all of my Aussie kit was collected before I had a PC, first PC in 04) , I can only refer to my pile of other Aussie uniforms.
This is a nice jacket with an early date

I assume that most of these early wool BD's were supplied to the British and therefore would not be commonly seen, especially in Australia.

**Jerry B** · 03-27-2012, 02:13 PM

Added a pair of 8th army slip-ons for display

**reneblacky** · 03-28-2012, 05:33 AM

by Bond

I assume that most of these early wool BD's were supplied to the British and therefore would not be commonly seen, especially in Australia.

I would assume so too as Aussie soldiers wore the two models of four pocket wool jacket

**Thanatos** · 03-28-2012, 05:52 AM

Gday fella's
Stumbled across this today
Australian made BD Blouse.

"A very nice 1942 dated Australian made Battle Dress blouse, this was issued to a British serviceman fighting in the Far East, we had several items of his kit much of which was Australian, Canadian and Indian made and only a small amount British so a real mish mash of clothing and kit as was common in the Far East."
Best copies of the images I could get,sorry if their on the small side but I thought this may- be useful.
Cheers Folks