British Army 1946 2nd Pattern Denison Smock Collar to hem 27"

Collar to hem 27"

A beautiful example of a late 1960s chambray western shirt with the all important mid-late 1960s white tag

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Approx 57cm inside the brim

British Army 1946 2nd Pattern Denison Smock Collar to hem 27"Quite possibly the most iconic and enduring piece of British military clothing ever made. The Denison smock's history lies in the early part of WW2. Having seen the success of the German airborne forces in Norway, Churchill ordered Britain's parachute regiment to be formed and expanded quickly. Initially the British copied the German parachute oversmock, called a knockensack, but soon developed their own large overfitting garment known as a Denison