Wool cap, size S - Quick view
Wool knitted cap aka 'Jeep cap' and 'Beanie'. With label Small size. The cap seems unworn but has a tiny hole on the side. As often worn under the helmet. Very good condition.
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Wool knitted cap aka 'Jeep cap' and 'Beanie'. With label Small size. The cap seems unworn but has a tiny hole on the side. As often worn under the helmet. Very good condition.
Air Force officer's 'crusher' cap. The cap is a 'crusher' type with the sides no longer rigid due to the wear of headphones. All te leather parts are still in good shape and well attached. Very good condition.
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...
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....
Hand knitted OD wool Balaclava/skull cap. It is a truly used piece with dirt and grime. Very good condition.
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...
Officer's Garrison cap with 18th Infantry Regiment crest. The crest is an early type with screw back. A name and some other markings are written on the leather headband. Very good condition.