Original U.S. WWII 9th Air Force British Made Officer Field Jacket nChannel The ARO over the date

The ARO over the date of manufacture on the receiver is missing but the forelock bolt is present

A royal crown pommel escutcheon above a royal crown over what appears to be an "M

Now with an engraving like that it would be expected that this Pennsylvania type long rifle would date from the Revolutionary War or at least from the war of 1812 and have originally been in Flintlock

The basic purpose of a soldier's dogtag is a rather simple one: to positively identify him when he is killed

with the maker mark and date stamp clearly visible:

Original U.S. WWII 9th Air Force British Made Officer Field Jacket nChannel The ARO over the dateOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic British made Officer Field Jacket dated 1944. British made ETO jackets are highly collectible and increasingly hard. This style of jacket were custom made in the UK during the war at specific request by an officer in the United States Army. The pattern was not an official Army approved pattern but it so closely resembled the IKE jacket that it was accepted in the ETO during the war. This short jacket