The Archive · 1938

Have Ankle Buckles SPECIAL TO THE "N.CD.N."

London, Mar. 1.

New types of clothing to be tried b; the Army for active service were di pilyed in the Central London Re-cruising Depot to-day.

They included a deer stalkers' cap end attendant clothing evolved a few. years ago but now made of new hard-wearing material instead' of serge.

Also on display was an entirely new uniform, consisting of forage cap, tunic with collar buttoned at the neck, and "streamlined" trousers resembling skiing trousers. buckled at the ankles, During this year's test, four shades of khaki will be tried to discover which is best for modern mechanization.—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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