A MINT UNUSED ORIGINAL WW2 USMC MARINE CORPS M-1927 KHAKI COTTON TROPICAL SUMMER UNIFORM SHIRT. IT IS A SIZE 2 AND IT IS DATED AUGUST 7, 1944. SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE M-1927 COTTON SHIRT ARE AS FOLLOWS.
2 CHEST POCKETS WITH DISTINCTIVE USMC SCALLOPED POCKET FLAPS. BUTTONS ARE A 4-HOLE BROWN MELAMINE, CROSS-STITCHED. THE CUFFS EACH CLOSE WITH A SINGLE BROWN BUTTON. THE SHIRT HAS AN 8 BUTTON PLACKET FRONT FACED WITH A 1 1/2 STRIP WHITE COTTON FABRIC PANEL BEHIND THE BUTTONS.
THE LINEN CONTRACTOR TAG (2 3/4" X 1") SEWN ON IN THE HEM ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SHIRT READS. JACOB MILLER'S SONS CO. PRINTED IN BLACK INK BELOW THE COLLAR ON THE YOKE IS THE SIZE DESIGNATION OF "2".
MARINE CORPS SIZED THESE COTTON SHIRTS IN 7 SIZES RANGING FROM SIZE 0 TO SIZE 6. PER GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS THE SIZE 2 SHIRT LISTED HERE IS MEANT TO FIT A MARINE WITH A 15 1/2 " COLLAR AND A 33 1/2" SLEEVE LENGTH. I HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY TO COME UP WITH SOME OF MY OWN APPROXIMATE HANDMADE MEASUREMENTS. IT WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY WW2 USMC COLLECTION. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - PLEASE NOTE. DOING THAT IS AGAINST U. I WILL ALSO TRY TO LOCATE THE ITEM IN THE U. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. To take advantage of this discount you must wait for an invoice. And pay for everything at the same time, not separately.