EXC COND ORIGINAL WW2 US ARMY 11TH AIRBORNE M43 SZ 38R DTD 4/45 PATCH REMOVED

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EXC COND ORIGINAL WW2 US ARMY 11TH AIRBORNE M43 SZ 38R DTD 4/45 PATCH REMOVED:
$71.00

REAL NICE, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, 100% ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II U.S. ARMY M43 FIELD JACKET, HAVING VERY NICE ORIGINAL EVEN O.D. COTTON MATERIAL, LIGHTLY USED, LIGHT AGE AND STORAGE, THE WORLD WAR II AIRBORNE SOLDIER \"NAME TAG\" AND WHAT APRREARS TO BE A SILHOETTE OF AN 11th AIRBORNE SHOULDER PATCH NEATLY REMOVED FROM THE UPPER LEFT SLEEVE - ALL AS PICTURED,THE PHOTOS I\'VE TAKEN DON\'T DO THIS JACKET JUSTICE, I COULDN\'T GET THE CORRECT LIGHTING TODAY. THIS HAS AN EXCELLENT QUARTERMASTER TAG SEWN INSIDE THE LOWER RIGHT POCKET, THERE IS A EXCELLENT CONDITION, SHOWING SOME SLIGHT AGING OF THIS TAG FROM STORAGE, LOCATED INSIDE COLLAR, ALONG WITH AN EMBROIDERED SIZE TAG SEWN ABOVE THIS TAG ON THE INSIDE REAR COLLAR \"38R\" TODAYS SIZE APPROXIMATELY A SIZE 42 TO 44. THIS INNER REAR COLLAR LABEL IS DESCRIBING THE JACKET AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS JACKET. THIS FIELD JACKET TOOK THE PLACE OF U.S. ARMY AIRBORNE PARATROOPER JUMP JACKET SOMETIME IN 1944 AFTER D-DAY. THE ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS OF THIS JACKET IS: MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN AS THE JACKET IS LAYING DOWN FLAT, CHEST MEASURING 22 1/2 INCHES FROM ARMPIT TO ARMPIT, WAIST AT THE INNER DRAWSTRING LINE IS 22 1/2 INCHES, ARM LENGTH MEASURING FROM THE TOP SHOULDER SEAM TO THE LOWER SLEEVE CUFF EDGE IS 24 1/4 INCHES, TRUE SLEEVE LENGTH MEASURING FROM THE REAR MID-COLLAR DOWN THE SHOULDER - DOWN THE SLEEVE TO THE LOWER CUFF EDGE IS 35 3/4 INCHES, THE TOTAL LENGTH MEASURING FROM THE TOP OF THE REAR COLLAR DOWN THE BACK TO THE LOWER EDGE IS 32 INCHES. THIS JACKET IS A SOLID EXCELLENT CONDITION, HAVING SOME VERY VERY LIGHT BROWNISH STORAGE STAINS ON THE LEFT SLEEVE TYPICAL LIGHT STAING FROM STORAGE ON A LOT OF WWII CLOTHING, AND A REAL NICE EVEN O.D. COTTON COLORING OVERALL, KEPT VERY WELL STORED ALL THESE YEARS. THIS M43 FIELD JACKET IS A GREAT FIND FOR YOUR COLLECTION, DISPLAY OR FOR WEARING. DON\'T PASS THIS UP WHILE IT IS AVAILABLE......