Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne Division M1942 Paratrooper Jump Jacket without Reinforcements with British Made American Flag Invasion Armband and Laundry Number Marked Trousers DP-28 LMG PAT'D JULY 10

PAT'D JULY 10

so this example looks like it was probably serviced at arsenal during its working life

and looks to be 1849

so it is around a 58cm / 7 1/4" size

Beginning in 1935 this factory served as a primary manufacturer of steel helmets for the Armed Forces (Wehrmacht)

Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne Division M1942 Paratrooper Jump Jacket without Reinforcements with British Made American Flag Invasion Armband and Laundry Number Marked Trousers DP-28 LMG PAT'D JULY 10Original Items: Only One Set Available. This Original M1942 Airborne Jump jacket in Olive Drab #3 offered in good, used condition. The coat consists of four front patch pockets with two button snaps on each top flap, with 2 rows on the pockets, to secure different sized items. The jacket also has the dual zippered knife pocket located on the upper lapel which was designed to contain a switchblade pocketknife, used to cut the parachute rigging if