I've been thinking about adding one of these M43 Field Jackets to my growing US collection. I know there's a lot of variants of the M43 but struggle to remember all the minor changes haha; I also know these are reproduced as well. This one appears original to me but I'd just like to get a general concensious on it before I make a decision, thanks
Also, I've seen some of these M43's with unit patches on the sleeves; but the overwhelming majority of these I've come across have no patches and no evidence of ever having any patches. I've seen some period photographs of these jackets being worn with and without patches. Does anyone know why some soldiers or units wouldn't have a unit patch sewn onto the jacket?
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