Original U.S. WWII M1941 Field Jacket with Period-Applied Army Airborne Command SSI & Laundry Number Percusion Muskets however the leather is quite

however the leather is quite deteriorated and stiff

with R marked on the sight leaf

The vehicle itself neither unarmed and unarmored

said to be the first National Guard unit shipped overseas in World War II

It is nicely stamped  on the header with the manufacturer information fully legible:

Original U.S. WWII M1941 Field Jacket with Period-Applied Army Airborne Command SSI & Laundry Number Percusion Muskets however the leather is quiteOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a Jacket, Field, O. D. which has a lovely period applied Army Airborne Command patch on the left sleeve and a laundry number on the zipper flap. The Jacket, Field, O. D. (also unofficially known as O. D. Cotton Field Jacket, Parsons Jacket, or M1941) is a field jacket that was used by US Army soldiers, most famously during the beginning of World War II. In 1941 it started to be phased in