Outfit, Baseball, US Army, Special Services, Wilson
€1,450.00
Tax included
Amazing and rare genuine WWII US Army baseball outfit, manufactured by Wilson for the Special Services. The present off-white wool flannel set is made up of a short-sleeved, round collar jersey featuring six plastic buttons, and a matching pair of trousers with four similar buttons, coming along with a dark blue wool cap.
Collar and sleeve edges of the jersey are outlined with blue piping; the chest is adorned with digits 6960 while number 25 adorns the back; a red sun is visible on the upper left shoulder.
Complete and homogeneous outfit, in quite good overall condition, retaining all original buttons, tags and labels. Trousers: size 34.
Created by the War Department on July 22, 1940, the Special Services were the entertainment branch of the US military.
The historical artifacts for sale at PARATROOPER’s are intended for collectors, history enthusiasts, historians and museum curators. These items do not glorify or promote any of the political, ideological or racial opinions related to the global conflicts that bathed the 20th century in blood.
Besides, we remind you that Article R.645-1 of the French Penal Code establishes fines applicable to fifth class contraventions (except in the specific cases of a filming, show or exhibition which refer to historical events) for any individual who wears a uniform, insignia or symbol reminiscent of those worn by members of the various organizations declared criminal in application of Article 9 of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal annexed to the London Agreement of August 8, 1945 – SS, SD, Gestapo, Nazi leaders (the Führer, the Reichsleitung, the Gauleiters and their main collaborators, the Ortsgruppenleiter, the Zellenleiter and the Blockleiter), or reminiscent of those worn by any person found guilty, by a French or International Jurisdiction, of one or several crimes against humanity established by Articles 211-1 to 212-3 or mentioned in Law No. 64-1326 of December 26, 1964.
The Code provides additional penalties, including the confiscation of the items used or intended for committing the offence.
