U.S M43 jacket or European variant?

[canti44]

Hello chaps,

came across this jacket being sold as an original M43 jacket but what bothers me is the multiple rows of stitching on the collar. I can find no other examples of this pattern and wonder if it's some kind of Euro clone or later variant. What do you think?



Thanks in advance,

Ian.

[SHINDENKAI]

Hi Ian,

How many buttons are on the collar closer (flap)?

Large or small tag? (I can see it's removed)

Any inner buttons ? (For liners)

I assume there is no Mfg. tag in the left pocket.

Regards,
Taka

[canti44]

Hello Taka,

all I have is the pictures you see. I spotted it earlier and have been doing a little research of my own but can find no other example of collars stitched in this way on an M43. You get a better impression of the rows of stitching I refer to on the bottom pic.

Cheers,

Ian.

[SHINDENKAI]

I see what you mean now, indeed, a first for me as well.

Could be a field custom applied by U.S.M.C., they tend to like modifying.

I have one U.S.M.C. custom modified M-43 in my collection, extra threads were added, made into a smaller size.

Interesting !

Regards,
Taka

[gel65]

I suppose this could just be one makers variant