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Offline Gribb

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1914 British Khaki shade - brown or greenish or both?
« on: January 11, 2025, 02:18:20 PM »
I realise this has been discussed plenty in the past. Some seem to believe strongly it was either a brown shade, others a greenish hue. However, someone I talked to said he had spoken to a few guys at the Army Museum and seen the uniforms in the collection, and concluded without a doubt that the uniforms had a brownish shade to them. And that only the officer tunics could have a very slight greenish tint to them.

Thoughts (beyond 'its your toys')?

Offline fred

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Re: 1914 British Khaki shade - brown or greenish or both?
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2025, 03:57:56 PM »
I’d agree with brownish for troops. Officers had privately tailored and greenish tinge seems to be commonly used. Paler trousers are possible for officers too.

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: 1914 British Khaki shade - brown or greenish or both?
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2025, 07:06:56 PM »
I have original items of British khaki from the Great War and leaving aside issues of aging it's most definitely a brownish cast.
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