Bomb'ed Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 A question for any uniform buffs out there. I'm painting a 1/10 bust of a British PIAT gunner, he has the usual battle dress, leather jerkin and webbing, all good and happy with colours. However he is also wearing a "smock" type jacket with a hood. I've had a look on the net and can't seem to find much. Does anyone have any idea?: A) what is the smock? what is the colour? Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian man Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) Could it be a Denison Smock? Commonly used by British Paras. Plenty on the net. I won't comment on the colour as I' not familiar with originals. Edited: an entry from the inimitable ARRSE - http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Denison_Smock Edited February 23, 2012 by Lothian man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pte1643 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Agreed. Almost certainly a Denison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb'ed Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Agreed.Almost certainly a Denison. I'm thinking not as it has a hood and it's an infantry man not a para i.e has the infantry pattern helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Just been looking through my copy of Osprey's British Army 1939 - 45 (1). It illustrates a figure wearing a camouflaged windproof smock. It looks like a Denison smock with a hood, apparently they were issued in 1944. Had a look at the bust on the MC Miniatures site - it looks a corker. Hope you post some pictures of the finished article. HTH. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pte1643 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I'm thinking not as it has a hood and it's an infantry man not a para i.e has the infantry pattern helmet Ah, right, just had a look on their website for a picture of the bust. I see what you mean. In that case it could be a 1942 Windproof Smock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb'ed Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Ah, right, just had a look on their website for a picture of the bust.I see what you mean. In that case it could be a 1942 Windproof Smock... Thanks for all the info. I'll go with the windproof smock I think. I'll post some pics when I finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb'ed Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thanks for all the info. I'll go with the windproof smock I think. I'll post some pics when I finish. Had look at the company's web site it is a para smock with ahood, best get painting then!!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 It's likely a camouflaged windproof smock, a garment only introduced for the last winter of the war but then remained in use for many years after the war. Have a look at this page for a discussion on its colours (ok, I know it's not a real uniform but the man talking about them knows his stuff...) http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/sixt...amo-smocks.html It was not specific to the para units, although post-war it was often used by paras and special forces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotsfangman Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 it could be the plain khaki mountain warfare smock which had the hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASH4077 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) If, as some of us think, it is the windproof smock the colours are quoted (in British Army Uniforms of WWII by Bryan L.Davis) as "predominantly chocolate brown, mid brown and khaki green overlaid on a light brown base, the patterning was large, irregular and with edging that was sharp in places and in others appeared as though applied with a wide house-painting brush and thus showed up as a ragged patterning of fine lines" this was NOT the Dennison smock but the top of the Two Piece Camouflage Windproof Suit. This appeared in the War Clothing Regulations;1943 Appendix V . Hope this is helpful. Tony Edited March 9, 2012 by MASH4077 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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