Vintage Rossdale British Army Ventile Cadet type Smock.

[jones71]

Wonder if the cadet smock was a copy of this or the other way round?

 

[Macaroon]

That's a very interesting smock - looks great, have you got any info. about it?

 

[jones71]

That's a very interesting smock - looks great, have you got any info. about it?

No info Im afraid and cannot remember where I bought it,was bought thinking it was an Army Cadet Windproof Smock a good few years ago but turned out to be this-sorry cannot help any more.

Thanks

 

[Twodogs]

The buttons are wrong for ye-olde cadet smock and I don't think thay were made in ventile for the cadets .
I have seen pictures of the Royal Marines wearing a simler smock but it maybe a civilian smock as that style was popular in the up to the 70s
very nice smock ...

Twodogs

 

[jones71]

The buttons are wrong for ye-olde cadet smock and I don't think thay were made in ventile for the cadets .
I have seen pictures of the Royal Marines wearing a simler smock but it maybe a civilian smock as that style was popular in the up to the 70s
very nice smock ...

Twodogs

I have since managed to pick up a couple of the issue cadet smocks and apart from the material and buttons are identical and yes,there is quite a well known pic of a group of RM chaps during the Falklands wearing a similar smock.

 

[Limaed]

Where did you pick up the smocks their pretty rare? I've seen a few of the cadet smocks on ebay but have never seen a Ventile one for sale.

 

[jones71]

Where did you pick up the smocks their pretty rare? I've seen a few of the cadet smocks on ebay but have never seen a Ventile one for sale.

I in all honesty cannot remember as have had it for a while now but think it probably came from Ebay around 6-7 years ago?