{"product_id":"british-army-59-pattern-denison-smock-with-patches-mint-condition","title":"British Army 59 Pattern Denison Smock with Patches - Mint Condition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA British classic, and one of the most recognisable piece of vintage clothing! The denison smock's history lies in the early part of WW2. Having seen the success of the German's 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 smock. The first iteration was introduced in 1942, and whilst there would be small changes, remained largely unchanged into the late 50s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1959 the Parachute Regiment issued a new specification, known as the '59 pattern'. This retained many of the features of the WW2 garment, but now included a full length zip, and made the size substantially more suited to wearing. The camouflage would change from the earthy toned brushstrokes, to a yellow\/tan led colour, with green and brown strokes. This iteration, and the various variants of camo in which it was produced would be used by the Paras until replacement with DPM in the late 70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example comes with a parachute qualification wing to the sleeve and Major's pips the shoulder. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMint condition, seemingly only very lightly used and seems unwashed. Very hard to beat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTagged a size 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits from a modern large \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePit to pit 27\" (if you've never had a denison, these fit very broad across the chest)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoulder to shoulder 21\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoulder to cuff 25\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollar to hem 31\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Major's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48369367023788,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/4445\/5084\/files\/denison-59-mint-1.jpg?v=1794432433","url":"https:\/\/themajorstailor.com\/products\/british-army-59-pattern-denison-smock-with-patches-mint-condition","provider":"The Major's Tailor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}