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[USER=12897]Ord Mantell[/USER] thanks for the shout out and I'm sorry I didn't post my findings here. I usually try and duplicate my posts between both forums. I could have sworn I did but I guess not.


Another thing that people should be conscious of in their searching is the importance of the weave of the tent canvas. From my research, the wrong weave (the majority of the US Tent Canvas used) won't match the drape and other indicators that we see on the original cape.


During WWII the US contracted many different companies to produce their tent shelters, many different Awning Companies to be precise. The US military at the time were not specifically strict or stringent on any type of weave or coloration, as long as it was "khaki" and durable. This has made validating the WWII US MILITARY tent canvas cape theory very difficult to prove. I've purchased over the years roughly 10 different WWII Khaki US tent halves. Out of the ten I found, 2 had the twill weave and 2 or 3 had the correct coloration. Most of the authentic WWII tent halves will have a stamp somewhere revealing which company produced that specific tent canvas. I think all of tents I found had different manufacturers.


This is not definitive, but from my findings the majority of the authentic WWII Khaki US military canvas tent halves I found were using a Plain Weave, which makes the canvas very durable but too stiff and I don't believe matches the images we have. I believe the correct weave, the one that drapes nicely and matches the images we do have, is the Twill Weave. Few and Far between is finding an Authentic WWII Khaki tent with the right coloration, condition, and Twill weave pattern.


Here is a link to familiarize yourself with the different basic weaves so you can easily identify.


7 weave patterns


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