Original U.S. WWII M1938 USMC Dispatch Map Case Grouping with Maps of Okinawa & Ephemera - Signal Corps Message Book Cannons These changes were implemented primarily

These changes were implemented primarily to realize savings in a wartime economy by reducing the amount of fabric required to make the uniform and to speed up production by simplifying the manufacturing process

with signs of faithful wear and tear

but can be easily fixed if you would wish to do so

however the stitching holding it down has pulled through in some areas

5mm Carcano caliber

Original U.S. WWII M1938 USMC Dispatch Map Case Grouping with Maps of Okinawa & Ephemera - Signal Corps Message Book Cannons These changes were implemented primarilyOriginal Items. Only One Group Available. This is a nice USMC Map grouping in an original M1938 USMC Dispatch Map Case, including a set of Maps of Okinawa, Japan, a Technical manual for advance mapping, and a Signal Corps message book. The map case is marked USMC under the top flap and is marked BOYT 43 on the reverse for manufacture by Boyt in 1943. The rest of the set includes: Message Book M 210 B Signal Corps with all blank pages except two at the