Original U.S. WWII First Special Service Force Commando Ike Jacket with Custom Insignia Technical Books with British Proof marks

with British Proof marks

The serial number is 2228 x

and the surviving YB-40s were converted back to standard B-17F configuration or used as gunnery trainers back in the States

Action: Falling block action

with the correct zinc plated steel rivets

Original U.S. WWII First Special Service Force Commando Ike Jacket with Custom Insignia Technical Books with British Proof marksOriginal Items: One one of a kind. This is an Ike jacket for a soldier assigned to the elite First Special Service Force during World War Two. The 1st Special Service Force (also called The Devil's Brigade, The Black Devils, The Black Devils' Brigade, and Freddie's Freighters), was an elite American Canadian commando unit in World War II, under command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and trained at Fort William Henry