British Army 1946 2nd Pattern Denison Smock and all-round wonderful jacket

and all-round wonderful jacket

a KIA Marine Raider who was killed on Guadalcanal with Carlson's Raiders

and a great patina to the dial

The WEP Jacket was first ordered in the very late 1950s

British Army 1946 2nd Pattern Denison Smock and all-round wonderful jacketQuite 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