Original U.S. Army Air Forces Private Purchase / Custom Tailored Elastique Ike Jacket Flintlocks The bore looks brand new

The bore looks brand new

tangent rear sight and bayonet lug was apparently sold to Bulgaria or Yugoslavia

This example is of cotton construction and measures approximately 28 inches x 9 1/2 inches and is offered in very good condition

during one of these missions

The liner is a bit dry and flaking in some areas but is in overall good solid condition and not overly stiff

Original U.S. Army Air Forces Private Purchase / Custom Tailored Elastique Ike Jacket Flintlocks The bore looks brand newOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very beautiful, professionally tailored Ike Jacket made from elastique. Experience in North Africa and Sicily confirmed that the wool serge Service Coat was worthless in combat. In the fall of 1943 a short wool jacket was adopted for the Air Corps, similar to the British battle dress jacket, and was investigated for the other services. By the end of 1944, the Jacket, Field, Wool (Ike Jacket) was standard