Original U.S. WWII USMC Paramarine Type 1 Jump Smock Paratrooper Jacket Antique Percussion Firearms well marked and rare original

well marked and rare original WW2

and a follow-up shipment of 68 P-40Es transferred from the 51st Fighter Group in India and flown over the Hump by personnel to be assigned to the 23rd

It was reported that these training rifles were not very popular with soldiers and sailors that were required to use them during basic training

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Original U.S. WWII USMC Paramarine Type 1 Jump Smock Paratrooper Jacket Antique Percussion Firearms well marked and rare originalOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine, ultra rare, USMC 1st type Step in smock, quite similar in design to the early German paratrooper's smock. The 1st type has an exposed full frontal zipper, black stenciled EGA and USMC on left chest, two pockets one with two snap buttons and the other with three. Large padded elbows, two large lower zipper tan canvas pockets (one pocket removed on this example), snap button parachutist knife pocket