M1942 WWII US MARINE CAMO PONCHO REVERSIBLE FROG SKIN PATTERN DATED 1944

Description

DOES HAVE TALCUM POWDER RESIDUE
WHICH HELPS KEEP THE PONCHO FRESH
GRADE I
GRADE I– EXCELLENT CONDITION. PONCHO IS  SOFT AND PLIABLE. GOOD COLOR. NO WRITING, NO TEARS, NO HOLES . NO MISSING SNAPS. OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION.
PICTURE SHOWS USMC/DATE STAMP: JUNE 13, 1944 BY THE WALKER COMPANY
The first widespread use of camouflage by American military forces began in 1942. The green dapple or spot design, reversing to a tan/brown variation, began distribution to US military forces beginning in August of that year. Nicknamed “frogskin” by many GIs, the pattern consists of a five color green dominant “jungle” camouflage pattern printed on one side, with a three color brown dominant “beach” pattern printed on the opposite side. Produced in a variety of uniform styles as well as some articles of field equipment, the pattern was most widely utilized by the USMC in the Pacific Theater. A variant of the standard M1942 reversible spot pattern camouflage was also printed on water-repellent fabric and constructed as a poncho/shelter half. As with the jungle pattern clothing, the poncho is reversible from a green dominant to a brown dominant scheme.
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