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Wool Sleeping Bag

The wool sleeping bag was originally made of knitted wool cloth, which was replaced by a woven, 21 1/2-ounce napped wool cloth because of the extreme shrinkage occurred when laundered. It was mummy-shaped and provided with a 30-inch heavy slide fastener. [1]

wool sleeping bagQM 3-1, May 1946. page 36.

Specification

  • QMC spec PQD No. 273
    • 1943-08-30: Revision C
    • 1943-06-21: Revision B
    • 1942-09-29
  • JAN-S-647

Nomenclature

  • BAG, SLEEPING, WOOL

Logistics

  • 27-B-317

Modifications

  • The design was altered so that the bag could also be used inside the mountain sleeping bag.
  • The slide fastener was lengthened to provide a closure at least 70 inches long.

Notes

  1. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015031821443?urlappend=%3Bseq=154