This is an unissued example of the battle dress blouse worn by British and Canadian forces in World War 2. The green wool exterior is clean and in excellent condition. It has a fold down collar with two hook and eye closure attachments at bottom. There are five buttons down the front, one on each of the two breast pockets and one on each epaulette. The buttons look to be made of a dark brown plastic. Each of the functioning cuffs also has one button each. The blouse is short and stops at the waist. In the waist area there is a wide band that goes all the way around ending on one side with a metal friction buckle and with a tab on the other. The back of the blouse is gathered at the waist in two areas and there are two button holes approx. 10.00 inches apart on the face of the waistband.

The interior is also excellent and is mostly unlined. There is a partial lining of khaki material in the collar, on both of the front plackets and the waist band. The left front chest has a larger piece that forms an interior pocket. This pocket lining has a label that reads “BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE, 1940 PATTERN, SIZE 7…. LEWIS BROS. 1943.” Underneath the label is a “7” done in black ink. The right front placket lining is marked with an “N” at top with an arrow between a “WD” with a “686” at bottom. These marking are done in ink.

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