Recent content by johber

Thanks for your tips! The search continues..

I´ve now been in contact with Silvermans. According to them their black sas smock is about 1000 grams. To bad, then I might as well stick with the ebay one. Any more tips on light sas cotton smocks in black would be appreciated. Maybe they dont make the same kind of gabardine fabric anymore...

Here is a link to a closer look of the jacket: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/541/blackszz.jpg/ It originally had a label that looked a bit like the one swotty posted earlier in the thread.

Thanks for your input. I posted a reply yesterday with new photo. It needs to be approved by the mods. Does it always take this long before a post with photo gets approved? The jacket is not ripstop as I know ripstop and it´s more black than blue.

Thanks for your input. The material is not ripstop as I know it, like this one for exampel: http://www.desertrat.se/storbritannien-irland/sas-special-forces/field-jacket-combat-s2000-sas-smock-svart-original/ The color is actually black though my camera is having some problems with it making...

I rewrote the original post last night but it is not up yet. It has to be approved by the mods. We´ll see. I don´t think I wrote anything offensive.

I actually dont offer any smart tips on smock identification. Instead I need help to identify a smock I bought 20+ years ago in Manchester in a surplus store near Arndale. I payed more than 100 pounds for it. It´s 100% cotton, size M, weighs 600g. Gabardine maybe, I´m not sure? It´s been great...

Hi all, My first post and photo was erased somehow. I might have done it by mistake when editing? A bit embarrassing. It will soon be back up again.

Bought this jacket about 20 years ago in a surplus store in Manchester. It has served me very well. As it only weighs 600 grams and is windproof it´s ideal for travel, cycling, hiking etc. It´s 100% cotton and dries quickly. It was quite expensive when I bought it, think it was more than a 100...