Us Military Wwii M1943 Field Jacket Coat 38xl Cold Weather Winter Army Air Corps

US MILITARY ISSUE / SURPLUS. AUTHENTIC US ARMY ISSUE ORIGINAL PERIOD wwii.

FIELD JACKET, COAT, PARKA, WINTER, COLD WEATHER. 38, 38EXL, 38 EXTRA LONG. GENUINE US MILITARY SURPLUS ACQUIRED THROUGH PROPER CHANNELS.

GOOD to VERY GOOD GENUINE WWII. COAT SHOWS MINOR WEAR, SLIGHT DISCOLORATION, BOTTOM SEAM AT FRONT ON BOTH SIDES OF MAIN OPENING ARE WORN THROUGH AND PINNED, MISSING 4 BUTTONS ON FRONT AND 1 OF 2 BUTTONS ON EACH CUFF, BUT INCLUDED ARE 3 BUTTONS TO REATTACH. SEE PHOTOS of ACTUAL JACKET FOR SPECIFIC CONDITION.

OF THE WWII M1943 FIELD JACKET. THIS M-1943 FIELD JACKET IS STEEPED IN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY AND DRIPPING WITH BEEN THERE DONE THAT WEAR & GRIT. THE M43 FIELD JACKET WAS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR MORE FUNCTIONAL UNIFORMS TO PROTECT US TROOPS DURING THE SECOND GREAT WAR, AND WAS ARGUABLY THE FIRST STEP IN THE EVOLUTION THAT WOULD BECOME THE ICONIC M65 FIELD JACKET. THE US ARMY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY ELEMENT OF THE M1943 FIELD COAT WITH OTHER BRANCHES OF SERVICE RIDING THE ARMYS COAT TAILS ONCE THE PROJECT WAS PROVEN A SUCCESS. ORIGINALLY FIELD TESTED BY US SOLDIERS IN SICILY AND ITALY IN WWII. DUE TO DESIGN CHANGES AND CONTRACTOR SHORTAGES, THE M-43 WAS OFFERED AS STANDARD COLD WEATHER ISSUE FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN AND.

1944 MAKING IT ONE OF THE MORE RARE COATS WORN BY THE GREATEST GENERATION THAT EVER LIVED. THE M43 FIELD JACKET CONSISTED OF AN OLIVE DRAB COTTON OUTER SHELL WITH LAYERS ADDED INSIDE AS MORE WARMTH AND INSULATION WAS NEEDED. THERE WAS A PILE JACKET LINER FOR EXTREMELY COLD AREAS, WHILE THE SHORT WOOL "IKE" JACKET WAS WORN IN MILDER TEMPERATURES.

The item "US MILITARY WWII M1943 FIELD JACKET COAT 38XL COLD WEATHER WINTER ARMY AIR CORPS" is in sale since Thursday, January 21, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms". The seller is "wardog-surplus" and is located in Toledo, Ohio. This item can be shipped worldwide.

PATTERN: 1943 PATTERN - M43
NOMENCLATURE BY DATE: M1943, M-1943, M43, M-43
Year: 1943 (SEE DESCRIPTION)
Modified Item: No
ALSO REFERRED TO AS: JEEP COAT, JACKET, PARKA
CHEST SIZE: 38
NOMENCLATURE: JACKET, FIELD M-1943
Era: WWII
ITEM: US MILITARY WWII WINTER COLD WEATHER COAT
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
LENGTH: EXTRA LONG, XTRA LONG, X-LONG, EXL, XL
Size: 38, 38R, 38 REGULAR