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Original USMC uniform from WW2

Article about: Hello Ive found this uniform on eBay and im not sure if ist original WW2 or Postwar Here were the sellers Pictures He said ist 100% original WW2 but im not sure The Buttons were stamped Unit

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    Default Original USMC uniform from WW2

    Hello
    Ive found this uniform on eBay and im not sure if ist original WW2 or Postwar
    Here were the sellers Pictures
    He said it is 100% original WW2 but im not sure
    The Buttons were stamped United States Marine Corps
    Is ist true or fake or postwar
    Regards
    Bavarian
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    Original USMC uniform from WW2   Original USMC uniform from WW2  

    Original USMC uniform from WW2   Original USMC uniform from WW2  

    Original USMC uniform from WW2  
    Last edited by Bavarian; 10-30-2018 at 05:17 AM.

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    Looks ok to me.

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    Post-war P47 due to roundy pockets and black steel buttons

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    Looks like first pattern HBT to me, the rounded pockets and black buttons are fine. The later pattern was simplified by the removal of the lower pockets.

    Source: Doughboy to GI by Kenneth Lewis.

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    I disagree, Im 100% sure it’s p47. Early patterns had square pockets and copper buttons. Steel black ena enameled are common in late WWII (mostly P44s) and Korean war period P47s. Also material is different that WWII P41. P47 had lower pockets too, same as p41.

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    This is the P41 type you should be looking for. It can be tricky to differentiate the two models I must say!
    Last edited by reneblacky; 11-05-2018 at 11:36 PM.

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    Here's one P47? and I'm not even sure about that!! Sleeves cut short.

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    Looks fine to me as well, Rene looks like you have a P47. After the war you see a lot of modified marine stuff like this. Also it seem to become more of a practice of painting rank. I had a nice nice marine hbt cap from the late 40s early 50s with hand painted EGA and rank

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    The stenciled ranks came about towards the end or just after Korea, so mid-50s. They started selling stencil kits at the PX.

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    Well, I would disagree. There are some photographs of stenciled ranks on P41s being used by 1st MarDiv during Guadalcanal campaign. There’s a photo of 1st Mardiv staff with gen. Rupertus cuting cake with a sword on Canal. Some NCOs behind him had stenciled ranks.
    Of course uniform shown here is a example with 1950s stenciled rates.

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