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Original WW2 US Army Individual Protective Cover – Early 1st Pattern – 1942 – Unopened
Original WW2 US Army Individual Protective Cover – Early 1st Pattern – 1942 – Unopened
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Product Description
This is an exceptional example of a US Army Cover Protective Individual, dated 1944, still sealed in its original packaging. Issued during the early years of World War II, this item was part of the Army’s standard chemical defense gear, designed to shield individual soldiers from chemical agents and environmental exposure.
An original Second World War US Army Cover, Protective, Individual, an early first-pattern example dating to approximately 1942, supplied in its original folded protective packaging.
Developed as part of the American military's chemical warfare defence equipment, these individual protective covers were designed to provide soldiers with temporary protection against liquid chemical warfare agents, particularly vesicants such as mustard gas.
The cover was intended to be carried by individual servicemen and rapidly deployed when there was a threat of chemical contamination. The packaging incorporates a distinctive red pull tab, allowing the protective cover to be quickly accessed when required.
This example is particularly interesting as it retains its original early-pattern grey-green fabric packaging, complete with clearly printed US Army identification, stock number, wartime contract details and original opening instructions.
The reverse carries the warning:
“This Cover is to protect YOU against sprayed vesicants. WHEN READY TO OPEN PULL HERE.”
The early packaging differs from later wartime versions and represents an interesting example of American chemical warfare protective equipment issued during the Second World War.
Original Military Markings:
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Designation: COVER, PROTECTIVE, INDIVIDUAL
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Stock Number: 72-C-1000
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Contract Number: W-36-030-QM-652
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Country: United States
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Period: Second World War, circa 1942
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Pattern: Early / First Pattern
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Condition: Original folded packaging, apparently unopened
Historical Reference
An example bearing the same contract number is recorded in the National Army Museum collection, London, under accession number 2003-10-55, dated approximately 1942.
Condition
Good original wartime condition, showing expected age-related discolouration, storage marks and minor wear to the fabric packaging. The original printed identification remains clearly legible, and the distinctive red opening tab is present.
The cover appears to remain unopened and has not been unfolded or examined internally.
An increasingly interesting piece of original American WW2 chemical warfare equipment, suitable for collectors of US Army field equipment, chemical defence history and early wartime militaria.