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A FAIRLY GOOD LIST OF THE DATE CODES IS BELOW THESE ARE TAKEN FROM EXAMPLES I HAVE OR HAD , PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE LETTER CODES CAN ON OCCASIONS APPEAR ON EARLY DATED BERETS BUT NEVER LATER EXAMPLES THIS IS DUE TO THE STOCK BEING IN PILES TO BE GONE THROUGH AND THE TIME OF YEAR THAT ITEMS GET INSPECTED .
DATE CODES NOTE THE N IS INVERTED TO SHOW THE LAST BATCH IN A CONTRACTED NUMBER DURING 1944 - 1945
1937 = T
1938 = S
1939 = R ALSO A PLAIN W/l\D HAS BEEN NOTED FOR THIS YEAR
1940 = Q
1941 = P
1942 = O
1943 = N
1944 = M OR Z
1945 = L OR Z ALSO A PLAIN W/l\D HAS BEEN NOTED FOR THIS YEAR
1946 = K + SEE BERET INDUSTRIES WITH 1946 & A Z
1947 = J , R MAY BE A LATE 1947 A E STAMP APPEARS ON BERETS FOR THIS YEAR
1948 = I , R
1949 = A
1950 = B
1951 = B & C
1952 = C / D
1953 = J
1954 = M & O
1955 = S & T POSS LATE 55 & CHECKED IN 1956
1956 = T
1961 = X Not seen a WD stamp arfter this date this example was in a 1961 dated beret . the army wd stamp went over to a arrow and a 3 or 4 digit number .