Not heard of that before. What's your source for this information?peiper1944 wrote:foreign
factories such as Czech and Hungary they were probably still making the M40 tunic up until 42 i would say but not
in German controlled factories as it was officially phased out in 42 in favour of the M42,
The evidence is in the manufacturers' date stamps.peiper1944 wrote:what i dont agree with is that
the M40 tunic was made pre War, that is ridiculous, where is the evidance?
Now it's possible that ATF have mistaken a M40 for an earlier model, but considering his breadth of knowledge on the subject, I'd think it pretty unlikely.
As stated, the M. designations were conjured up by collectors. These codes were never used at the time.