British secret agent’s ‘striptease’ suit expected to make up to £3,000 at Shropshire auction
A camouflaged suit made for a British secret agent to be parachuted behind enemy lines in Europe during the Second World War is expected to make up to £3,000 at a Shropshire auction early in the new year.
The rare British Special Operations Executive ‘striptease’ suit, which is dated 1942, will go under the hammer at Halls Fine Art’s next militaria, naval and aviation auction on February 26 in Shrewsbury. Entries for this auction close on January 24.
It’s rare for a ‘striptease’ suit to survive as they were normally buried by the agent when he landed. Suits made by the British SOE were also adopted and used by the US Office of Strategic Services.
