M1942 WWII US MARINE CAMO PONCHO REVERSIBLE FROG SKIN PATTERN REPAIRS NO DATE

Description

DOES HAVE TALCUM POWDER RESIDUE
WHICH HELPS KEEP THE PONCHO FRESH
GRADE III
GRADE III–average used CONDITION.
PONCHO IS A LITTLE "CRISPY". VERY GOOD COLOR.
Has repairs as pictured.
No holes, All Snaps, No Rips.
No Date.
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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