US Army WW2 D-DAY PARATROOPER AIRBORNE REINFORCED KHAKI M-42 JUMP JACKET WPG

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US Army WW2 D-DAY PARATROOPER AIRBORNE REINFORCED KHAKI M-42 JUMP JACKET WPG:
$79.99

We also have this jacket available in Sizes 42 Long, 44 Long, 46 Regular, 46 Long, 50 Long, and 52 Regular, so please specify the exact size you\'d like upon purchase.

The US military saw the success of German paratroopers in 1940, and quickly set about creating its own elite airborne units. US paratroopers jumped on Sicily in Operation Husky in 1943, and dropped into Normandy during the D-Day invasion in 1944. Those \"devils in baggy pants\" were issued the classic M-42 jump jacket, which featured four bellows front pockets, the top two slanted inward at a jaunty angle. It was designed to carry grenades, rations, a pocket knife, and extra ammo to allow a paratrooper to fight \"out of his pockets\" if web gear and packs were lost in the chaos of a parachute drop. In preparation for the Normandy jump, many paratroopers had company riggers reinforce the elbows and lower front pocket bellows of their jump jackets to better withstand the hard use they anticipated.Original US WW2 reinforced jump jackets are extremely rare today, so What Price Glory, the incomparable military reproductions house, has produced an exacting recreation. This US Army WW2 D-DAY PARATROOPER AIRBORNE REINFORCED KHAKI M-42 JUMP JACKET is a high quality MODERN REPRODUCTION by the famous What Price Glory. It\'s in near mint condition, with only some light overall wrinkling evident (ALL pictured). Otherwise, the jacket is in near mint shape, with absolutely no rips, holes, tears, or other damage to the crisp khaki 100% cotton twill construction. Most interestingly, itboasts a fully functional \"TALON\" metal front zipper,features tough OD canvas reinforcements at the elbows and lower front pocket bellows, and is complete with the traditional black metal buckled khaki cotton waist belt. The jacket sports fully intact darkened brass \"glove\" snap closures at the cuffs, shoulder straps, throat, and four front pockets, bears a fully functional \"TALON\" metal zippered knife pocket at the upper left chest, and carries sewn ventilation eyelets at the underarms. It\'s tagged and stamped a Size \"44R\" at the inside neck, retains the \"WHAT PRICE GLORY\" maker\'s label at the interior lower right front, and is a beautiful representation of a US Army WW2 D-DAY PARATROOPER AIRBORNE REINFORCED KHAKI M-42 JUMP JACKET. Now celebrating over 15 years on . offer with confidence and please view our other great military and aviation classics, including a very rare, originalUS Army WW2 MARKET GARDEN PARATROOPER BRITISH MADE FIRST ALLIED AIRBORNE PATCH in very good condition, crafted of elegant light blue wool, and sporting a custom Infantry garrison cap \"sky blue\" braid border around the edge.

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