REPRO (ATF & MAN THE LINE) WWII US M-42 PARATROOPER STANDARD JUMP UNIFORM (42R)!

Description

NEW (2022) & UNWORN,
ORIGINAL
AT THE FRONT
(ATF)
REPRODUCTION
WWII M-1942 STANDARD PARATROOPER JUMP JACKET
(
*
SIZE 42R) AND A
NEW (2022) AND UNWORN,
ORIGINAL
MAN THE LINE
REPRODUCTION
EARLY WWII
M-1942
STANDARD (NOT "RIGGER" MODIFIED) PARATROOPER JUMP TROUSERS
(
*
SIZE 34" X 32")
THIS TYPE OF M-42 PARA UNIFORM REPRESENTS AN EARLY WORLD WAR II (PRIOR TO AND INCLUDING D-DAY) STANDARD PARA
JUMP JACKET & TROUSERS.
THIS M-1942 AIRBORNE STANDARD PARA JUMP UNIFORM IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE WORN EARLY IN WWII BY THE 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION DURING THEIR COMBAT JUMPS INTO SICILY & ITALY AND LATER BY A FEW OF THE 82nd AND 101st AIRBORNE TROOPERS DURING OPERATION NEPTUNE
THE AIRBORNE PART OF OPERATION OVERLORD... D-DAY;
AND IN A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF CASES, ALSO OPERATION MARKET GARDEN; ALTHOUGH RARELY SEEN DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE...
AND ONLY VERY MINIMAL USE AS THE ALLIED PARATROOPERS MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE
HEART OF THE GERMAN THIRD REICH.
REPRODUCTION WWII M-1942 PARA JUMP UNIFORM (DESCRIPTION BELOW)
:
THIS
REPRODUCTION
OF THE ORIGINAL WWII M-1942
STANDARD
FOUR / POCKET
JUMP JACKET AND TROUSERS IS MADE OF 100% COTTON IN OLIVE DRAB #3 SHADE. THIS TYPE OF STANDARD
(NOT REINFORCED OR "RIGGER" MODIFIED)
PARA JUMP JACKET AND TROUSERS WAS ISSUED TO U.S. ARMY AIRBORNE TROOPS IN BOTH THE 82nd & 101st AIRBORNE DIVISIONS UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 1944. THIS PATTERN OF JACKET & TROUSERS WAS WORN FROM EARLY 1942 THROUGH THE D-DAY INVASION IN JUNE 1944. PRIOR TO OPERATION NEPTUNE (THE AIRBORNE PART OF OPERATION OVERLORD), A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE STANDARD M-42 JACKETS & ALSO THE TROUSERS WERE MODIFIED BY DIVISIONAL "RIGGERS" WITH THE ADDITION OF CANVAS TO REINFORCE THE KNEES, ELBOWS AND POCKET GUSSETS, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE DURABILITY OF THE M-42 JUMP UNIFORM. WHILE THE "RIGGER" MODIFIED JUMP UNIFORMS APPEAR IN NEARLY ALL OF THE COMBAT PHOTOS OF THE 82nd & 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION PARATROOPERS, THE STANDARD M-1942 UNIFORM WAS USED THROUGHOUT WWII AS A "WALKING OUT" OR "IN TOWN" UNIFORM; ESPECIALLY WHEN DRESS UNIFORMS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
PLEASE NOTE:
THIS 100% COTTON STANDARD M-42 JUMP JACKET AND TROUSERS HAS
NOT BEEN "RIGGER" MODIFIED
!
Please Note
: Images contained in this listing of the clothing display stand in our shop, used to photograph this
NEW REPRODUCTION
M-1942 Para Jump Jacket & Trousers and the images of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division Sleeve Emblems or the image of the Paratrooper are for
DISPLAY OR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE
NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE OF THIS REPRODUCTION (ATF)
PARATROOPER
M-1942 STANDARD JUMP JACKET (NOT "RIGGER" MODIFIED) AND THE REPRODUCTION (MAN THE LINE) PARATROOPER M-1942 STANDARD JUMP TROUSER
!
Additional (ATF) Product Information
:
Reproduction
of the First Production WWII issue Jacket, Jumper, M-1942. This particular
Reproduction
At the Front
(ATF)
M-1942 Standard (Not Reinforced) Para Jump Jacket is an Excellent and Affordable copy of the
ORIGINAL WWII
Contract examples, using 100% Cotton Cloth, Jacket is Unlined; both upper and lower pockets are Unreinforced with Accurate WWII
Reproduction
Metal Buttons. While Original WWII M-1942 jackets have a Spec Label that has the correct QMC information (This
ATF
JQMD - Imported M-42 Jacket DOES NOT have the correct labeling).
However, this
REPRODUCTION
ATF M-42 Jacket does feature Hidden Zipper Closures, Armpit Vents, Expandable Pockets, a Waist Belt, Split Cuffs, Zinc Plated Snaps and the Small Pocket in the Placket for the M2 Knife. The fabric is 100% Cotton Twill, Dyed in the Correct WWII Olive Drab #3. The Assembly of the Jacket was done with the period correct seam types, including double needle chain stitch wherever applicable.
While this ATF (JQMD - Imported) M-42 Para Jump Jacket is well made, it is different from the more expensive ATF M-42 Jacket as indicated below:
These jackets are offered in fewer sizes.
The snaps are foreign made rather than Made in America (although a very few may have the U.S. made Scovil snaps).
Zippers are zinc plated generic brand rather than Talon.
Fabric is standard 8oz. cotton twill rather than custom woven.
The color is a lighter and more "Khaki" shade of OD #3.
No Spec Labels are included.
Additional (MAN THE LINE) Product Information
:
Museum Quality Reproduction
of the First Production WWII issue Trouser, Jumper, M-1942. These Standard Airborne M-42 Trousers are the type issued to Airborne Units in the African, Italian and Early Normandy jumps. This Standard Jump Trouser is made of 100% Cotton fabric in the typical OD #3 color, which matches very closely to the fabric type and color used in the JQMD model of At The Front Reproduction M-1942 Standard Jump Jacket.
Please Note:
While Original WWII M-1942 jackets have a Spec Label that has the correct QMC information (This Imported M-1942 Trouser
DOES NOT have the correct labeling).
These Trousers are offered in less specific sizes.
The snaps are foreign made rather than Made in America.
Zipper is a zinc plated generic brand, rather than U.S. Talon zippers.
Fabric is standard 8oz. cotton twill rather than any custom weave.
The color is a lighter and more "Khaki" shade of OD #3.
No Spec Labels are included.
GARMENT CARE
:
As with the specific directions from ATF and similar ones from Man The Line, we recommend
ONLY
Hand or Machine Wash in COLD Water and Hang Dry
!
If a machine washer is used we recommend turning the jacket and trouser inside out to prevent damage to the snaps!
GARMENT CARE
:
We recommend
ONLY
Hand or Machine Wash in COLD Water and Hang Dry
!
We have had customers who have purchased this type of M-1942 Para Standard Jump Jacket and Trousers at the Reading WWII Weekend held each year in Reading, PA who have washed this same type of garment in the recommended / suggested manner;
ONLY
hand or machine wash in cold water and hang dry and they experienced
NO SHRINKAGE
!
At worst using the preferred / recommended method you might experience a minimal amount of shrinkage in the sleeve and body length of about 1.0"; shrinkage in the chest will be negligible. Shrinkage in the Man The Line M-42 Jump Trouser will be similar.
ADDITIONAL NOTE
:
If you opt to use a machine wash and dryer
,
then this M-1942 Para Jump Uniform
WILL SHRINK
!
Shrinkage will be about 1.5 - 2.0" in the sleeve and also in the body length as well as Shrinkage in the inseam length of the Trouser.
PLEASE NOTE
:
ONCE THIS M-1942 PARA JUMP UNIFORM (JACKET & TROUSER) HAS BEEN WORN AND/OR WASHED, REGARDLESS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS WORN OR LAUNDERED, THE GARMENT
CANNOT BE RETURN AND
NO REFUND WILL BE OFFERED
!
IN ADDITION, PLEASE CHECK THE GARMENT SIZING INFORMATION BELOW, AS WELL AS YOUR OWN PERSONAL SIZING INFORMATION
!
SIZING INFORMATION
:
SIZING
:
Please be advised
that this M-42 Uniform is proportioned like most other WWII
Jackets & Trousers
(most garments, including the service jackets and trousers, produced during WWII were more or less correct in sizes); however these WWII Reproduction Garments are
Not Slim Fit
!
The recommendation from ATF & MAN THE LINE is Order Your Normal Size
.
*
SIZING INFORMATION / MEASUREMENTS CONTINUED
:
JACKET SIZE IS 42R
Shoulder - Shoulder:  20"
Sleeve Length:  24"
Collar to the Bottom of the Jacket:  30"
Waist (Full Size - Belt Not Cinched):  40"
*
SIZING INFORMATION / MEASUREMENTS CONTINUED
:
TROUSER SIZE IS 34" x 32"
Waist Measurement:  34"
Inseam Measurement:  32"
NOTE: PLEASE REVIEW ALL IMAGES AND WRITTEN INFORMATION, INCLUDING SIZE INFORMATION & EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID ON THIS UNIQUE, AFFORDABLE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE WWII M-1942 UNREINFORCED JUMP UNIFORM (
WITHOUT ANY UNIT INSIGNIA OR RANK DESIGNATION
)
PLEASE REVIEW ALL IMAGES & WRITTEN INFORMATION AND
EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A
BID
!
PLEASE NOTE
:
ONCE THIS M-1942 UNREINFORCED JUMP UNIFORM HAS BEEN WORN AND/OR WASHED, REGARDLESS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS WORN OR LAUNDERED, THE GARMENT CANNOT BE RETURNED AND
NO REFUND WILL BE OFFERED
!
PLEASE CONSIDER THE UNIQUE QUALITY OF THIS
REPRODUCTION
M-1942 STANDARD PARACHUTIST JUMP UNIFORM AS YOU PREPARE TO CONSIDER ADDING THIS ICONIC TYPE OF WWII U.S. ARMY M-1942 PARATROOPER (EARLY WAR) 'NOT REINFORCED OR RIGGER MODIFIED' TO YOUR COLLECTION. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW ALL OF THE AVAILABLE M-1942 STANDARD JUMP UNIFORMS OFFERED BY VARIOUS COMPANIES IN ORDER TO BE BETTER INFORMED OF YOUR OPTIONS.
NOTE: PLEASE REVIEW ALL IMAGES AND WRITTEN INFORMATION, INCLUDING SIZE INFORMATION & EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID ON THIS UNIQUE, AFFORDABLE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE WWII M-1942 STANDARD JUMP UNIFORM (
WITHOUT ANY UNIT INSIGNIA OR RANK DESIGNATION
)
HISTORICAL NOTE
:
UNIFORM, JUMPER M-1942
The M-1942 jump uniform consisted of a specially designed coat and a set of trousers. One of the designers, Lt. General William Yarborough, who also designed the American Airborne Jump Wings and was one of the pioneers in the American Airborne operations. The M-42 jacket was tailored in 100% cotton poplin with sharply tailored sides and normally had four (4) cargo pockets that had flaps which could be snapped open or closed. The breast pockets were attached in a slightly slanted manner, which allowed access to the pockets when a paratrooper was wearing the field equipment. A 1 3/4 inch wide belt, made of the same type fabric, was fixed at the center of the back of the jacket and passed through a loop on either side at the waist. The M-1942 jacket was made to provide a certain amount of water resistance and wind proofing. The typical color of Olive Drab #3, however due to wartime demands and production variances, the actual color often differed with each production round; and the jacket often faded after use and washing.
The trousers were made of the same 100% cotton material and had loops for a belt to be worn around the waist and also inside buttons which were designed to allow suspenders to be fastened. The trousers had four (4) pockets (two on the front and two in the rear), as well as two (2) large expandable cargo pockets, each sealed with a flap (with buttons) on the outside of each thigh.
As the war progressed there were variants on the design of the M-1942 Jump Jacket and Trousers, which were often made by the Airborne unit's "riggers". These variations included leg ties to help keep the items placed inside the thigh cargo pockets secured. The "riggers" also added canvas reinforcement to the elbows of the jacket and the knees of the trousers. In addition, some troopers also added extra cargo pockets to the shoulders and the reverse side of the jacket placed below the waist belt.
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BID
!
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!
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located next to the Bridge in La Fiere, where on the
6-9 June 1944 members of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and 325th Glider Regiment fought against repeated German attacks to hold the bridge. There are also numerous life size
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Sainte-Mère-Église
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