$5 Airborne Ike Jacket

[GIZMO8Z]

Found this one at a local antique store for a whopping $5. The tag inside is dated May 24, 1946...not WWII, but I couldn't resist for the price.

[moaning minnie]

You lucky so and so,very nice joe great result mate,regards minnie.

[meyle77]

wow nice - your us army collection is very nice - love the patches.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Nice 50's Ike jacket with the short lived and unpopular stripes.

Cheers, Ade.

[GIZMO8Z]

Thanks for the kind words, folks!

Nice 50's Ike jacket with the short lived and unpopular stripes.

Cheers, Ade.

I assume the jacket was pieced together during the Korean War time period with WWII or JUST post-war patches?

[MD Helmets]

Can't beat $5. Pay that for a gallon of gas.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Joe, the insignia, bar the NCO's stripes which are purely post war in nature, the shoulder sleeve insginia could be WW2 manufacture or just post war, there is no real difference in construction.

Good article here on the stripes:

http://emersoninsignia.net/files/Dow...20chevrons.pdf

Cheers, Ade.

[GIZMO8Z]

Hi Joe, the insignia, bar the NCO's stripes which are purely post war in nature, the shoulder sleeve insginia could be WW2 manufacture or just post war, there is no real difference in construction.

Good article here on the stripes:

http://emersoninsignia.net/files/Dow...20chevrons.pdf

Cheers, Ade.

Thanks, Ade!

I went back today and the same gentleman had a binder full of various things... I picked these up for $25

Italian post card:


Italo-German friendship flag:


The gentlemen threw in these 1920s US Army letters for free, too!

[Adrian Stevenson]

You cannot go wrong at that price! Nice buys.

Cheers, Ade.