Reproduction Lantern Chest Rig dday2023 Socks without stripes were issued

Socks without stripes were issued and used

The collar has some pulls in the material

The front closes with snaps and there is a metal side zipper

There is a sort of rising sun motif maker mark on the back but I was not able to find who that belongs to

This is a very nice example of the pouch in good to very good condition

Reproduction Lantern Chest Rig dday2023 Socks without stripes were issuedThis is what that big metal hook on the back of your lantern is for! High quality reproduction of the chest rig for holding the carbide lantern to basically turn it into the headlight for a marching column. An extremely rare lantern accessory, I only know of a handful of surviving examples. Made in Europe specifically for us, from high quality European leather. I left these unmarked in keeping with the original example in my collection. Only a limited