Quote Originally Posted by Mk VII View Post
Few would probably have had the Greatcoat, Dismounted, 1940 Pattern which was just coming in, most would probably have had the 1939 pattern or the old prewar single-breasted greatcoat.
Yep.

The '39 Patt ones are like rocking horse do-dah these days, and even the '40 Patt ones are pretty hard to get now, and were starting to get hard to find back in the late 90's!

I know someone that has recently sold his large size in good nick from his collection, for over a 100 quid...