For your consideration
Original vintage 1950s Korean War M-1950 US Army OG 107 field jacket used around the mid 1960s
… that belonged to Colonel Bill Rogerson who served in the Vietnam (VN) Delta as the senior advisor of an ARVN Infantry Division (MACV) during the 1960s .. you can look up his bio online
The M-1950 jacket was manufactured from December 1950 until the summer of '51
Interior size and QM tags are crispy:
JACKET, FIELD, WITHOUT LINER
M-1950
55-J-384-424
Pat. Date 1 Nov. 1950
Reg. Small
W. SHANHOUSE SONS, INC.
Dated 15 Dec. 1950
Q.M. 8263-0I-8006
Spec. No. MIL-J-843
NYQMPA
Jacket features:
Combat Infantry Badge
23rd Infantry Division patch
Colonel shoulder insignia
Name tape
US Army tape
Fifth Army patch
Added buttons for internal pile liner
Two button cuffs
Button front
Adjustable cinch waist
Four button flap pocket front
Single button epaulets
OG 107
Looks like maybe worn once .. has a sheen and crispness to it .. no major soiling (faint in collar) .. no holes or tears .. all working parts .. appears to be in very good to excellent condition
Shown on men’s vintage size medium mannequin torso
Measures approximately
20.5” pit to pit
32.5” top neckline to bottom
20” across shoulders
25.25” sleeves
17” pit to bottom
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