USMC P1944 Trousers "Frogskin" – First Type (Monkey Pants) – WWII Original
Description
We are offering a pristine example of the USMC P1944 Camouflage Trousers, the definitive late-war Marine uniform.
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The "Monkey" Pocket: Features the large, three-flap rear pocket designed to carry a poncho. Finding examples with this pocket intact and unmodified is becoming increasingly difficult.
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First Type Configuration: This pair represents the early production run, distinguished by the presence of belt loops, which were sometimes omitted or modified on later/transitional garments.
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Construction: Made of heavy-duty Herringbone Twill (HBT). Fully reversible from Jungle (Green) to Beach (Brown) camouflage.
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Hardware: Correct blackened copper/steel buttons stamped "U.S. Marine Corps".
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Significance: Worn during the bloodiest island hopping campaigns of 1944 and 1945.
