1450 - Denison Smock, first model identified as the first BFMC. Entirely made of camouflage fabric, with functional Newey brass snaps; the beaver tail is present, originally sewn on, and retains both of its fastening snaps. Adjustable straps at the hips present; cuffs at the bottom of each sleeve show some repairs. Original sewn-in flannel collar; replaced zipper, American-made by Conmar. On the back, several traces of shrapnel that killed the soldier. The original sewn-in label indicates a size 3 and that the garment was manufactured by Wareings Ltd. in 1942; a War Department stamp is present, bearing the letter “N,” indicating receipt in 1943. According to the seller’s information, this jacket belonged to Lieutenant Leopold Hulot, a former commando with the 1st Battalion of Marine Commandos. Born in 1923 in Vannes, he landed on June 6, 1944, at Ouistreham as part of the Kieffer Commando and later participated in Operation Infatuate in the Netherlands. He then went to Indochina and served with the 5th Laotian Commando before being killed in September 1948 during a raid in northern Laos after his section stumbled upon mines and grenades; one of these, a booby trap, fatally wounded him. First-pattern Denison smock made entirely of camouflage fabric, with functional Newey brass snap fasteners. The original beaver-tail flap and its two fasteners, along with the waist adjustment tabs, are intact. The knitted cuffs show signs of repair. The original flannel collar zipper has been replaced with an American Conmar zipper. The back shows shrapnel damage reportedly sustained when the soldier was killed. The original label indicates size 3 and was manufactured by Wareings Ltd. in 1942; the War Department “N” stamp indicates acceptance in 1943. According to the seller, the smock belonged to Lieutenant Leopold Hulot, a veteran of the 1st Naval Commando Battalion, born in Vannes in 1923. He landed at Ouistreham on June 6, 1944, with the Kieffer Commando and later took part in Operation Infatuate in the Netherlands. He subsequently served with the 5th Laotian Commando in Indochina and was fatally wounded during a raid in northern Laos in September 1948, when his section encountered mines and grenades, including a booby-trapped grenade.