WW2 British '37 Pattern Battledress With Unlined Collar - 1940 Dated

Rare unlined collar '37 pattern battledress blouse complete with clothing label bearing February 1940 date & WD inspectors stamp.As has been recorded the first issues of the new '37 pattern battledress blouse came without a lined collar although this was soon modified with a lined collar to prolong its service life. Surviving examples of the unlined version are therefore rare . In excellent condition the label gives maker as 'Henry Freedman' . All of its buttons are still present to lining & cuffs with early revolving shank vegetable ivory buttons to shoulder.Rare battledress the 1940 issues almost impossible to find now.