USMC P42 Camouflage Set

This two piece camouflage uniform was issued prior to the Tarawa landings and is one of the most sought after Marine Corps uniforms. This is the "first pattern uniform" used throughout most of the Pacific campaign. Sometimes called "frogskins", both garments are made from the same two sided camo HBT fabric as the helmet covers and the army camouflage uniforms. Unlike the Army version, the USMC uniform is fully reversible. The pattern and construction is similar to that of the P41 green "utility uniform", except for some alterations to allow the uniform to reverse and the use of press snaps instead of tack buttons.

Pattern/ Hardware: We used our patterns, so these are identical to our US Made uniforms in size and fit. And we shipped the factory genuine US Made Scovil™ brand zinc plated snaps, just like originals. There should be no problems with breaking snaps.

Cloth: The cloth is specific to "our" US made fabric from 5 years ago. 100% cotton herringbone twill, with the "Army" weave. (Both Army and Marine Corps camo uniforms use the same cloth.)

Color: I finally found some original, unissued fabric with a "khakier" base color on the green side. This has been duplicated perfectly. These will never be considered too green. Yes, this is an "original" shade of US camo. Not some blithering nonsense I'm making up to explain away a screw-up. The comparison photo (see below) is our new stuff against original WWII fabric.
There is no "one" shade of US camo. Among my originals I have 3 fairly distinct shades in the base color of the green side. It varies from "pea green" (like the "WT" material), to "pale green" (the most common and like our older US made material) to a "khaki-green" with a bit more gold or yellow in it. The latter is the most sought after by collectors; probably because it's closest to khaki. The pea-green shade also turns this same, more yellow color about 5 minutes after it copulates with dirt.
And, yes, our camo it has the right number of colors, 5 on the green side and 4 on the brown.

Jacket: Reversible 2 pocket HBT shirt, with EGA maker marks and genuine Scovil™ brand zinc plated snaps.
Order your normal chest size. These are not oversized.
Trousers: Fully reversible. These feature belt loops, 2 pockets each side and snap closures. The only marking is the waist size on the band, just like originals. Note: We copied a factory flaw on my original trousers: the fly reinforcement on the brown side is green. This is only visible when the trousers are reversed to the brown side (see pic below). It should have been corrected, but was not. However, it happened 60 years ago as well, so we are not going to "defect" or discount the trousers.  
Sizing: All inseam are 34". Order your "normal" waist size.

These uniforms are specific to ATF and are not available or related to those from any other vendor.

Please contact us for more detailed sizing information.

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Note reversed fly reinforcement.