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              337 Archival description results for Military

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              Swiss Military Alpenflage Camouflage M70 Jacket
              2015.22 · Item · 1972
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              The M70 Alpenflage jacket includes ten pockets in total: five bellow pockets on the front, three on the lower back, and one on the left sleeve. This design negated the need for soldiers to carry a separate rucksack, providing ample storage space within the jacket itself.
              Country of Design: Switzerland               Swiss Armed Forces
              Snow Camouflage Ghillie Suit - Trousers
              2016.024.2 · Item · 2016
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              Constructed from lightweight mesh fabric for ventilation, these trousers are covered with long white and grey fibres that disrupt the wearer's silhouette. Designed for easy removal, the trousers feature an elasticated waist with an adjustable drawstring and cord stopper.
              Country of Design: United Kingdom               British Armed Forces
              Burberrys United States Army First World War Uniform - Jacket
              2020.51.1 · Item · nd [1917-1918]
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              This tunic, part of a uniform made in 1918 for a member of the 4th Infantry Division of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), is constructed from heavy khaki-coloured wool. The tunic features four front patch pockets and displays several badges, including those for the 4th Infantry Division of the AEF. It also bears sergeant chevrons, an honourable discharge chevron, and two wound chevrons, reflecting the wearer's military service and achievements. Burberry
              Lillywhites RAF Escape String Vest
              2020.79 · Item · 1943
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              Sleeveless underwear vest made from white coarsely knitted cotton string. A small white label is attached to the centre of the back hem, featuring the British military broad arrow symbol and the manufacturer's name. Lillywhites
              MK VI EOD Blast Jacket
              2017.133.1 · Item · March 2007
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              Dark blue jacket featuring black reinforced areas, webbing straps, and metal fixings over each shoulder. The design includes two large metal carabiner clips at each hip, two large patch pockets below the waist at the front, and two at the back. Additional pockets are located on each sleeve, with a rounded pocket attachment at the centre back. Pockets and fastenings are secured with Velcro tabs. The jacket has a heavy-duty black zip at the centre front, with a red pull tab. Size 3.
              Country of Design: United Kingdom               British Army
              B-15D Modified USAF Flight Jacket
              2019.88 · Item · 1954
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive

              Short green nylon jacket featuring two front slash pockets with snap closures and two internal slash pockets. It has a green wool ribbed collar, cuffs, and hem, showing some wear with holes. The left sleeve includes a zipped pen pocket with a leather puller. The jacket fastens with a 1952 metal Crown zip, alongside a zig-zag stitch internal placket on the right side. Faded remnants of the US Air Force wings and star insignia are visible on the left shoulder sleeve.

              The jacket includes back shoulder darts and two front snap-closure tabs under the arms, designed to secure headset and microphone wiring leads and a heavy parachute harness. A nylon tab sewn onto the left chest allows the attachment of an oxygen mask retainer clip. These design features were later omitted in the MA-1 flight jacket model.

               United States Air Force
              RAF MK31 Life Preserver Jacket
              2015.52 · Item · 1998
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              The MK31 life preserver features a large collar housing an orange rubber bladder, or stole, which inflates via a CO2 cylinder to serve as a flotation device. Constructed from flame-resistant material, it includes multiple pockets designed for storing essential survival gear. The preserver is equipped with a whistle, a heliograph mirror for signalling the wearer’s location, and an inflation tube for manual reinflation of the bladder if needed.
              Country of Design: United Kingdom               Royal Navy
              Chinese Air Force F-118 Fighter Pilot's Anti G-Suit
              2016.031 · Item · 15 June 1981
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              This suit, made from polyester and nylon, is equipped with a hose connector that attaches to the aircraft’s anti-G system, allowing it to inflate and deflate a series of internal air bladders along the abdomen and legs. When inflated, these bladders apply pressure to the abdomen and legs, tightening the fabric around the sides and back of the legs to counteract the effects of G-forces. A manufacturer’s label with Chinese characters and a date in Western Arabic numerals is located inside the right shoulder.
              Country of Design: China.               Chinese Air Force
              Royal Navy Ventile Flight Deck Smock
              MISC.03 · Item · 1986
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              Navy smock constructed from cotton Ventile, featuring a hood with a fold-down peak secured by a press stud and a fold-out face guard for added protection. Four adjustable straps on the back of the hood to adjust it to fit. The interior of the hood is cut to allow space for a headset. Two tabs on the jacket’s front secure communication cables with press studs, preventing tangling.
              Country of Design: United Kingdom               Royal Navy
              US Navy N-1 Winter Parka Coat
              2023.153.28 · Item · undated [1943-1945]
              Part of Westminster Menswear Archive
              Olive green coated cotton hooded overcoat with alpaca pile fabric lining. It has a drawstring around the hood, wide belt at waist with plastic buckle, fastens centre front with a metal Talon zip and buttoned storm placket. Two large angled flapped pockets at front hips and one pointed flapped patch pocket button fastening (button missing) to the left chest with ‘U.S.N.’ stamped in black. Hood has a buckled tab vertically down the back for adjustment. Unknown