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OD wool knitted high neck sweater, size Medium. With label, 1944 dated. The five buttons are present. The sweater seems hardly worn but does have some scattered small holes on the back mainly. Perfect example of a garment often worn by GI's. Very good condition.

Leather palm gloves. These are actually the very first type when they were made of knitted wool, as seen in the Quartermaster catalog of 1943. The gloves are a size 9, unused and still attached together by a cotton thread with size tag. These early knitted gloves are very hard to find....

Gloves of pressed wool with leather palms. Size 9. The gloves seem hardly worn, if at all. Leather palm gloves were already worn by US paratroops in Normandy (see photos from Michel DeTrez's books). They became common occurence late 1944 and during the Battle of the Bulge. Also see photo of...

M-1941 field jacket. OD3 shade cotton poplin jacket with flannel lining. All caramel colored buttons are present (one sewn on up side down). The steel Talon zipper is original to the jacket and functions well. Size label under the collar 36R. No label in the pocket and it seems there never was...

NAVY N-1 winter jacket, aka Deck jacket. Size 40. Contract NXsx 73255 of August 1944. Produced by A. Pritzker & Sons, Boston MA. All buttons and drawstring present. With brass Conmar zipper that function swell. The pull of the zipper still has its original fabric tab. Some slight wear...

First Aid can, 12 units, Motor Vehicle. Medical Item No. 9777300. Manufactured by Mine Safety Appliances Co. Typical for MSA it has 'Item' on the cover' not 'Stock No.'. These are somewhat harder to find than the cans produced by other makers.  The rubber in the lid is still present and in...

First Aid can, 12 units, Motor Vehicle. Medical Item No. 9777300. Manufactured by Elizabeth Arden, these are much harder to find than the cans produced by other makers.  The rubber in the lid is still present and in good shape. The can closes well. Very good condition

Opthalmic ointment. Small tube which is full and clean. As found in various survival kits. Very good condition.

Large Field Brown First-Aid Dressing. Medical item nr. 9205100. Produced by the Acme Cotton Products Co., Inc. As seen on page 97, photo nr. 182 of L'Histoire extraordinaire des «First Aid Packet & First Aid Dressing» book and rated as rare. Very good condition.

Halazone tablets. Small plastic vial. As found in various survival kits. Very good condition.

Aspirin tablets. Small plastic vial. As found in various survival kits. Very good condition.

Wound tablets, Up John. Medical Item nr. 9120400. Bituminize paper wrapper with aluminum lining that contains a plastic holder with eight sulfadiazine wound tablets. Produced by The Up John Company.  This is the version with graphics. These packages were carried by Infantry and Paratroopers in...