Identify M-51 and M-65 fishtail parkas through original Rare Gear archive photographs, shell contracts, liners and hoods, with experimental EX-48 and production M-1948 background.
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A detailed N-3B collector guide with seven Rare Gear USA archive examples, original label and zipper photographs, contract dating, hood comparisons and material changes.
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An advanced US Navy A-2 deck jacket reference featuring the 1964 USS James Monroe archive example. Compare early pointed flaps, later jackets, contract labels, manufacturers, zippers and blue...
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An advanced collector reference to CWU-45/P cold-weather and CWU-36/P summer flight jackets. Compare original archive photographs of early and later labels, contract numbers, linings, back construction, zippers and...
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An advanced collector reference to the U.S. Navy N-1 deck jacket and winter trousers. Study original archive photographs of overalls, contract labels, linings, zippers and hooded parkas, with...
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A detailed collector reference to OG-107 cotton sateen and OG-507 durable-press utilities. Compare Army P58, P63 and P64 shirts, Marine P53/P56 construction, trousers, contract labels, alterations and sizing...
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A detailed collector guide to the L-2B flight jacket: L-2 and L-2A origins, MIL-J-7448 revisions, contract dating, construction, zippers and ten original Rare Gear USA archive photographs.
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Explore the G-1 from its wartime ancestors to later military contracts, with original Rare Gear USA label and zipper photographs, material changes, dating examples and commercial comparisons.
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Trace the MA-1 from early MIL-J-8279 jackets through revisions A–G. Compare contract dates, original labels, Conmar and Scovill zippers, linings and construction.
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Identify vintage M-65 field jackets through Rare Gear USA's original archive: early no-epaulette models, zipper close-ups, contract labels, liners, olive green, Woodland and desert camouflage.
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Illustrated five-pattern reference to Vietnam-era US Army jungle jackets. Original Rare Gear USA archive examples, contract labels, construction photographs and authentication tips.
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Identify and date an M-51 field jacket with a collector’s guide to history, labels, zippers, construction and original archive examples.
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