Original U.S. WWII Axis Prisoner of War PW Painted Uniform Jacket - No Buttons Category_Accessories The cover is the first

The cover is the first pattern to be used during WWII & Korea which does not have the 16 foliage buttonhole slits in the top of the helmet cover

The liner is a bit degraded

The throat is retained by two dome head screws on the narrow sides of the scabbard

The original rounded top

Original U.S. WWII Axis Prisoner of War PW Painted Uniform Jacket - No Buttons Category_Accessories The cover is the firstOriginal Item: One of a Kind. WWII POW Prisoner of War Coat. Repurposed GI Uniform, 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 camps in rural areas across the