One of those rare pieces that transitions from civilian to military life. The pattern is a well known logging jacket, popular with the civilian market in the 20s & 30s. In 1934 the government would adopt the pattern (notice the 1934 pattern date) and would continue to produce them until 1941. The question for me is who used them... Army or CCC. Whilst I'm not 100% sure, this certainly does not have the standard CCC contract numbers, however the purchasing processes for both were heavily entwined. There's a good argument to say these could have been worn by Army engineers when building bases etc, but I would think more of these ended up being used by the CCC. That they seem to have only been produced until 1941 when the CCC was disbanded adds a little more weight to that argument.
I've used the word bombproof before, but it rarely applies more readily than with these. Double layers of heavy duty canvas across the shoulders, and arms that have both and outer and inner layers, these were absolutely built for the hardest of labour.
Condition
Deadstock and covered in cutter tags. A little light fading to the fabric but otherwise perfect.
Size
- Tagged a size 38
- Fits a modern large
- Pit to pit 24"
- Shoulder to shoulder 19" (approx)
- Shoulder to cuff 24" (approx)
- Collar to hem 30.5"