Original U.S. Army Air Forces Private Purchase / Custom Tailored Elastique Ike Jacket Flintlocks When the British Board of

When the British Board of Ordnance appointed a Select Committee in 1864 the Snider system was swiftly adopted with the first breech loaders being issued in 1865 to British forces

The bore looks brand new

This example is of cotton construction and measures approximately 28 inches x 9 1/2 inches and is offered in very good condition

during one of these missions

tangent rear sight and bayonet lug was apparently sold to Bulgaria or Yugoslavia

Original U.S. Army Air Forces Private Purchase / Custom Tailored Elastique Ike Jacket Flintlocks When the British Board ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very beautiful, professionally tailored Ike Jacket made from elastique. Experience in North Africa and Sicily confirmed that the wool serge Service Coat was worthless in combat. In the fall of 1943 a short wool jacket was adopted for the Air Corps, similar to the British battle dress jacket, and was investigated for the other services. By the end of 1944, the Jacket, Field, Wool (Ike Jacket) was standard