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What is the weight (oz) that was specified for M38 seat canvas? Replacement suppliers seem to be all over the place

SURPLUS STORE NEAR ME SELLS 8 OZ OD GREEN BY THE YARD IN LENGTH AND IS 4 FT WIDE...BOUGHT PLENTY OF IT TO MAKE SEAT BOTTOMS & BACKS...KILLS THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES BUT WELL WORTH THE AGGRAVATION ..CHEAPER I MUST ADD TOO..

If you look up the top and seats in the ORD 8 SNL G-740 you'll find:

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Seats: Duct, cotton, plied yarns, numbered, olive drab, weight per sq. yard 17.55 oz., 36" wide, #8, hard(driver's seat back cover (1 yd), driver's seat cover (1 yd), rear seat cover back cover (1 yd) and rear seat cover (1 yd).

24-D-40224
Duck, cotton, plied yarns, numbered, olive drab, weight per sq. yard 17.55 oz., width 36", #8, hard (top cover) (yd)

The ORD 7 & 8's are very useful manuals to have for your jeep library.

Thanks Wes - I found a post on the 503 site saying about the same. I do look through the manuals at Aberdeen and the meet at Gilbert, someday I'll get lucky, I did with a NOS M38 right door skin this year, so luck happens. I need to find a left door skin and I'll have a complete closed top. Hillblilly - I think that is the guy I emailed last night asking for a swatch of that #8. The front seats had covers when I got the project jeep, but I don't know if they were from Walck (the jeep came from a few miles from Walck) or one of the notables Beechwood, WeeBee Webbing etc. Either way I have enough of the original back covers to use as a pattern. I have an old HD sewing machine