The P-42C 2P Strap by HAVESTON Straps

Description Details Shipping info An updated 2 piece canvas strap based on the WW2 "Frog Skin" Camo pattern, notably found on the P-42 HBT uniform during the Pacific Theatre.PATTERN/ PAIRING:Historical Reference:Developed in 1941 by a civilian horticulturist for the US Army, over 150,000 M1942 HBT uniforms were produced. Originally comprising a reversible double sided design with ¡§jungle¡¨ and ¡§beach¡¨ pattern, it was worn operationally by the US Marines in summer of 1944 in the Pacific Theatre, and had limited use in the European Theatre, where a famous historical misconception emerged that it was responsible for friendly fire mis-identification.Production was halted in January of 1944 and remaining stock was sold off as surplus, gaining popularity with hunters, where it gained its unofficial ¡§Duck Hunter¡¨ camo name.Operationally, the pattern would go on to be used as helmet covers in the Korean War, with its design philosophy being seen in the later 1958 Mitchell pattern helmet