Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Ike Jacket from Book Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 Brunswick Guns In 1945 after the German

In 1945 after the German collapse at the Battle of the Bulge and being in full retreat from the Red Army in the east there was serious concern that AH in his final madness might resort to poison gas as a last ditch measure

Overall length: 20“

This excellent example appears to be complete and is wonderful condition

The original pinned front sight is in place on the top of the barrel rib

Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Ike Jacket from Book Heroes in our Midst Volume 3 Brunswick Guns In 1945 after the GermanOriginal Items: One of a kind. This is an excellent condition size 36R WW2 Ike jacket which was featured in the excellent book Heroes In Our Midst, Volume 3: Uniforms & Insignia, Airborne Commands, Specific Insignia by John R. Angolia. The description in the book reads; "This 11th Airborne Ike jacket has typical Japanese cross stitching on the insignia and camouflage canopy material added as lining." The 11th Airborne Division ("Angels") was a United