An original WWII wool MP armband and overseas cap with green and yellow Military Police piping.
The overseas cap is in excellent condition with no mothing, stains, repairs, etc. It has a crisp quarter master tag that is dated 2/19/1941. The armband shows no mothing and has been period modified with elastic straps as seen on page 169 in Henri-Paul Enames’s Book “Government Issue: Collector’s Guide“.
The poplin Officers field coat much scarcer than the makinaw “jeep coat”, or wool trench coat. This example is particularly unique because it appears to have never been worn and has a crisp master tag (see pic) dated 1944. It retains its original belt and buttons. Tag size is 39 long, but its slightly oversized.
An identical example is pictured on page 50 of Henri-Paul Enjames’s book “Goverment Issue: Collector’s Guide“, a definitive resource on US Army uniforms, equipment, and insignia used in the European Theater of Operations.
Measurements:
24 inches – armpit to armpit
21 inches – armpit to cuff
34 inches – center of collar to cuff
25 inches – shoulder to cuff
Price: $50.00 (USD)
This is a never worn, mint pair of WWII GI boxer shorts in a desirable size 36. They have nice brown Bakelite buttons and waist tags to make them smaller if need be.
Very early into the war effort, manufactures stopped using brass for boot eyelets, which makes this pair of jump boots unique and perfect for use in an early Airborne display. The boots have been well worn with the heels and soles replaced. However, they appear to be period replacements because the soles have pieces of fiber mixed in (as seen in WWII USMC boots).
The size is no longer legible, but the boots measure 12.5 inches on the sole from toe to heel and 5 inches across the ball of the foot, so they are a decent size.
The back of the heel on the right boot had the stitching resewn and the achilles was bolstered with leather (see pic). The boots also appear to have been coated with beeswax to waterproof them at one time. I cleaned a lot of it off, but there is still some wax in the seams. The leather is supple and I am confident these boots could be shined up quite nice if that is the look you are going for. They look great as-is as a field worn boot by a WWII paratrooper!
Original 1943 dated brown / amber ethocel canteen with no cracks. Good threading and minimal discoloration.
Price: SOLD
