Naval Paratrooper Jacket & Pants

[Jareth]

Thought I’d start a new separate post. I have a second pattern naval paratroopers jacket and pants. Both unfortunately have near illegible stamps. It is my assumption they’re both late war based on ink stamps and the lack of snaps on jacket. One could say perhaps it’s unfinished? Interesting paper hang tag.

[Akira Komiya]

Great set！ Apparently, the person (vet?) who picked it up only thought it was just another landing troop outfit.
Of the markings, I can only make out the First Naval Clothing Depot (海軍第一衣糧廠）issue stamp on the jacket and size 2 marking (弐）on the pants.
Apparently, the First Naval Clothing Depot was established in Shinagawa in Tokyo in October, 1943 so it will place the date of the outfit at least after such date.
第1海軍衣糧廠

(The set that was on the PX magazine was dated January, 1943 and was marked to the Yokosuka Materiel Depot)

[Jareth]

Thanks Akira. Appreciate your translation.

[Long Shot]

Wow! What a find Jareth! I've only seen one other authentic IJN paratrooper uniform peice (top only) and it came from a picker going through a Goodwill/2nd hand clothing store. He knew it was militray, but thats all and plucked it out. The cool thing was that the T-94 pistol pocket still had a lanyard made from white parachute cord in it! Yours is stone mint unissued - just awesome
Congrats

[ghp95134]

.....The cool thing was that the T-94 pistol pocket still had a lanyard made from white parachute cord in it!...

Photos or it didn't happen! (^__^)

Pretty-please?
-- Guy

[Long Shot]

Wish i had some Guy. Saw this in a private collection about 25 years ago! The para cord was a white line. I have some cord off a IJN parachute that was the red lines (symbolizing the cords for control/steering). You will see Japanese pilots take the clock out of their dash and hang it upside down around their neck using para cord too. I used the red cord to make a lanyard for my type 100 IJA pilots clock. Its clearly something the soldiers had acess to

[MAP]

Great set Jareth!