This is a cool piece for an Airborne collector interested in D-Day because British-Made field gear was used by Airborne and other US personnel prior to and during Operation Overlord. The date/maker stamp on this piece is blurry, but the buckle is the tell-tale giveaway that this is British and WWII era. It must have had a dirty shovel stored inside it at some point, because the inside is stained a bit. I have not tried to remove the stains and it is possible they can be cleaned up. Fortunately, it does not detract from the display of this sought after piece of field gear.
Price: SOLD
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Original WWII era 508th PIR patch. Apppears to have been removed from a uniform, but it has strong colors and no detracting issues.
The 508th was attached to the 82nd Airborne during WWII and valorously participated in the following engagements:
Price: SOLD
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Original WWII era “cut-edge” 474th RCT patch in unused condition. Here is some info about the patch quoted from “US ARMY PATCHES” by Barry Jason Stein:
This insignia was originally approved for the 474th Infantry Regiment on 3 February 1945. It was re-designated for the Seventy-fourth Regimental Combat Team on 8 July 1954. The design embodies former insignia of the three units that made up the 474th Infantry Regiment: the bright red American Indian spearhead belonged to the First Special Service Force, the scroll to the Ranger Battalions; and the blue Viking Ship belonged to the Ninety-ninth Infantry Battalion that was composed of American officers and men of Norwegian ancestry.
Price: SOLD
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Original WWII “smooth sided” insignia clutches can be difficult to locate when you are looking for one (or many) because most collectors like to keep spares on hand in the inevitable event they need one. Here is your oppotunity to own a sizable cache of 50 never-used brass clutches marked, “Pat NO’s. 2308412 2308424.”
Price for 50: SOLD
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It’s difficult to find clean M41 field jackets. It’s near impossible to find clean first pattern M41 jackets! This first pattern “Parsons” field jacket is in barely used condition. It retains all its original buttons with original thread. The zipper is perfect and there are no holes or issues with the fabric other than a few faint stains that may be able to be laundered. I decided to leave the jacket as-is. Knowing this poplin material can become threadbare easily, the original owner of this jacket took the precaution of nicely bolstering the hems and cuffs with matching poplin material.
All insignia is nicely machine sewn to the jacket. There are faint traces of previous insignia under the chevrons due to this senior NCO advancing in rank. Being that this is a first pattern M1941 field jacket, it has button flaps over the slant pockets and no epaulets. The cloth quartermaster tag is still sewn inside the pocket, but its barely legible. A laundry ID number is penned in the collar.
The jacket measurements are:
- Armpit to Armpit – 23 inches
- Top of Collar to Bottom Hem – 25.5 inches
- Shoulder to Cuff – 24 inches
- Armpit to Cuff – 17 inches
Price: SOLD
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