JACKET, COMBAT, WINTER REAL McCOY MFG.CO Color:040 KHAKI parachutes

parachutes

020 - GREY

The side pockets were made large enough to accommodate k-ration boxes

a vintage-fitting heavy-weight tee in a characteristically slubby textured cotton with a depth and density unparalleled in modern manufacturing

and a full reclaimed rubber sole and heel

JACKET, COMBAT, WINTER REAL McCOY MFG.CO Color:040 KHAKI parachutesThe Tankers Jacket was initially designated in February of 41 by the United States Army Quartermaster as the JACKET, WINTER, COMBAT, P. Q. D. Spec. No. 26; before later being reissued in an updated Spec (26A) in 1942, which saw the refinement of the pocket design from a large patch to a cotton lined slash on the body and improvements to the wind flap design. Constructed of a simple chino cloth exterior, avoiding unnecessary ornament that could catch