Original U.S. WWII 8th Air Force Captain Officer’s British-Made ETO Jacket with Sterling Wings & Distinguished Flying Cross Ribbon Bar - Dated 1944 German Badges & Signs made almost entirely from leather

made almost entirely from leather which has now become heavily weakened and stiff

was the M1907 leather sling used with the M1903 Springfield

The Scabbard (saya) is wooden with a textured Lacquered fabric overlay

and sending it to Europe to reinforce the battered Airborne units already there

the original contents drained long ago

Original U.S. WWII 8th Air Force Captain Officer’s British-Made ETO Jacket with Sterling Wings & Distinguished Flying Cross Ribbon Bar - Dated 1944 German Badges & Signs made almost entirely from leatherOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a gorgeous European Theater of Operations or ETO Jacket manufactured in 1944 by Wathen, Gardiner & Co. for a Captain of the 8th Air Force. The jacket has all period applied insignia, and is in great condition overall. The jacket has an 8th Air Force patch on the left shoulder and an AAF Patch on the right shoulder, with three bullion overseas stripes on the left cuff. There are Captains bars on the shoulder