Original U.S. WWII M1941 Field Jacket with Period-Applied Army Airborne Command SSI & Laundry Number Percusion Muskets Overall length: 30 ¾”

Overall length: 30 ¾”

the jacket leather is in fine supple condition

weighing in at 33lbs

It is nicely stamped  on the header with the manufacturer information fully legible:

the ball-bearing industry at Schweinfurt

Original U.S. WWII M1941 Field Jacket with Period-Applied Army Airborne Command SSI & Laundry Number Percusion Muskets Overall length: 30 ¾”Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a Jacket, Field, O. D. which has a lovely period applied Army Airborne Command patch on the left sleeve and a laundry number on the zipper flap. The Jacket, Field, O. D. (also unofficially known as O. D. Cotton Field Jacket, Parsons Jacket, or M1941) is a field jacket that was used by US Army soldiers, most famously during the beginning of World War II. In 1941 it started to be phased in