Solid cast medium brown plastic buttons are affixed for fly closure and suspender attachment. The trousers include a white cotton pocket, fly, and waist band lining. The coat includes a cloth belt with a dull blackened metal slide buckle and cloth keeper. Mil-spec snaps colored in a dull nickel finish and are affixed to the cuffs, collar, pockets and flaps with caps that are dull blackened. A genuine brass Talon brand zipper with auto-bell slider closes the front of the coat. The dye we use is military spec for colorfastness and resistance to the sun. We use mercerized and glazed 100% cotton thread matched for color and gauge to stitch together the garment. You don't have to tolerate your suit turning orange from sun exposure and striping from sweat stains like our competitor's suits do. We replicate this uniform authentically using domestically woven 100% cotton twill in the correct weight and density and dyed to a popular earthy tone shade of O.D. In the post WWII era paratrooper enthusiasts and veterans continued to nostalgically don the uniform as a tribute to the fighting men that wore them.Ĭollectors and enthusiasts have termed this uniform as the M42 Paratrooper Jumpsuit. Many times the coat was worn during leave so as to stand out among the hordes of men wearing the standard Olive Drab service uniform. This uniform was only issued to paratroops whom were proud to wear it. During the Normandy Invasion, paratroopers wore this uniform fitted with special canvas reinforcements to critical areas for extra strength. It was worn by troopers throughout WWII up until it was replaced by the M43 uniform in the Fall of 1944. The uniform included several large capacity bellows cargo pockets in order to store extra munitions, rations, or other supplies that would be needed since troopers would deploy behind enemy lines. The Colonel consulted with local Georgia tailors to design a distinct and sharp looking uniform that would be worn into combat by parachute troops. The Parachute Jumper Uniform was developed in 1942 by Col William Yarbrough along with the Jumper Boots and Jumper Wings insignia. Uniform, Jumper, Parachute (Paratrooper Jumpsuit)
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