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Post by sonnysonny on Jul 10, 2010 13:10:36 GMT -5
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jul 10, 2010 13:22:47 GMT -5
Sorry sonny I hit modify instead of reply on your post.
40 is the width around your chest. R is for Regular there is S for Short and L for Long I believe. For example I have a 42-44 chest but I have a long torso so I can get by with a 42R but am more comfortable in the sense of arm and overall length with a 42L
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Post by sonnysonny on Jul 10, 2010 13:33:37 GMT -5
Thank you, this means the shirt should fit me like a glove. And how about the makeshift camo on it? How common was that?
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jul 13, 2010 14:23:50 GMT -5
Assorted units applied camo splotches with some groups more enthusiastic about it than others. The units assigned to the 2nd Armored Division were very dilligent about any and all forms of supplemental camouflage. Once in the field guys could do pretty much anything they wanted. Though not terribly common M41 jackets which were considered too light for Europe were occassionally splotched with green or black paint as were M42 and M43s by the 82nd and other airborne units. M41 were occassionally turned inside out on patrols as the wool liner provided better camouflage. The HBT shirt was often camouflage painted by Marines and while less common also by Army troops. I had a mussette bag that I got from a WW2 vet who had splotch painted it during the war. He said he got ahold of some paint and the whole unit splotch painted everything they could until the paint ran out. Esecially anything Khaki.
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