Original U.S. WWII Wool Class A Uniform Coat with Axis Prisoner of War PW Stenciled - Size 36R Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts Overall Length: 54

Overall Length: 54

already obsolete

with an excellent fouled anchor etch on both sides of the nickel-plated steel blade

it is nearly impossible to date this other than between 1943-1947

It faithfully served throughout the war and well into the postwar era

Original U.S. WWII Wool Class A Uniform Coat with Axis Prisoner of War PW Stenciled - Size 36R Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts Overall Length: 54Original Item: One of a Kind. WWII Military Issue Class A Winter Jacket, as issued to American troops during the war. This jacket was reissued to an Axis Prisoner of War, most likely on the American Homefront. As World War II raged on the other side of the globe, Allies, such as Great Britain, were running short of prison space to house POWs. From 1942 through 1945, more than 400,000 Axis prisoners were shipped to the United States and detained in