Original WW2 British Army Jacket Parachutist 1942 Pattern Oversmock. The oversmock was designed specifically for British paratroopers to wear over their equipment to prevent it from becoming entangled with rigging lines and to keep it together during combat jumps. The oversmock was intended to be discarded once the paratrooper landed, however many were kept as they were a useful garment.
The oversmock is recorded to have been worn by British paratroopers on operations such as Operation Overlord (D-Day) and Operation Market Garden. The oversmock features a vertical full length front ...
