Original British Made WWII U.S. Ike Jacket with Theater Made CBI Insignia - China/Burma/India British Lancer and there are the usual

and there are the usual back strap side tabs

The frame and trigger guard are marked wit serial number 166935

to stem the oncoming Germans

it was converted from a "replacement battalion" to a normal battalion

Original British Made WWII U.S. Ike Jacket with Theater Made CBI Insignia - China/Burma/India British Lancer and there are the usualOriginal Item: Only One Available. It was the early days of the China Burma India Theater, which had just been established (CBI). Supplies had not yet arrived in the theater, and there were few summer issue uniforms to choose from. Commanding General Joseph Stilwell of the CBI allowed the acquisition of lighter and more practical British military shorts and jungle shirts on the local level. At Karachi, the Americans mixed in with the British soldiers