Original U.S. WWII 9th Infantry Division Technical Sergeant’s M-1943 M43 Field Jacket with Period-Applied Insignia

Original Item: Only One Available. The Jacket, Field, M1943 was a standardized field jacket issued to Army soldiers in WWII. It was longer than the M-1941 jacket, coming down to the upper thighs. It was made in a light olive-drab OD7, later a darker OD9 cotton sateen. It also had a detachable hood (not included), drawstring waist, two large breast pockets and two skirt pockets.

The uniform was designed to be warm in winter by use of a separate jacket liner. The jacket liner was a separate cotton-shell jacket with two slash pockets and button and loop fastening, generally in a lighter shade of olive drab (OD3) than the main jacket but in practice rarely issued during World War II. In the ETO this was intended to be replaced by the M-1944 'Ike' jacket, or one of the generic 'ETO' jackets which could come in versions that were either near-identical to the M-1941 jacket, but in rough khaki wool outer, or versions almost identical to British Battledress, both versions being produced locally in the UK in several variations.

This example is offered in great service-worn condition. It retains the original manufacture label in the lower right pocket but it is washed out and difficult to read. It has a wonderful embroidered 9th Infantry Division patch on the left shoulder, as well as Technical Sergeant chevrons on both sleeves and four overseas stripes on the left cuff with some mothing. This insignia is all period-applied. The jacket is not named and is free of any major imperfections, all buttons are present and the condition is overall great. Genuine WW2 issue M43 jackets with patches from famous divisions are hard to come by and this is one of the best we’ve seen in a while.

Comes ready for research and display!