Great Korean War US Marine Corps G-1 Jacket with Japanese-Made Insiginia

This is a great Korean War United States Marine Corps G-1 jacket with Japanese-made insignia. The jacket has a faux fur collar and ribbed cuffs and waistband. Attached is a name patch for Sgt. Bob Bettis with a bullion EGA and border, two fully-embroidered patches (one for Marine Wing Service Squadron 1 and one Korea patch) and two patches on felt (for Headquarters Squadron 1 Air Wing). The left pocket contains a period pencil.

Circa Korean War.

Size 42.

Leather, silk lining, cotton waistband and cuffs, faux fur, fully embroidered patches with cotton/silk threads, patches on chenille/felt, metal zipper with brass Asian coin (for good luck), plastic buttons.

Zipper, buttons at collar and on pockets.

B.B. 3841 KOREA 51-53 B.B. written inside collar; 42 on tag inside pocket.

This is from a United States Marine Corps collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VDJJX10 LABJJX3/11 SAJJJ10/11

6+ (Fine-Very Fine): The jacket has some spots of moderate wear, primarily along arm seams, and moderate soiling on one of the patches; zipper is damaged (see photograph above).

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.