Original French WWII Model 1936 New Model Uniform Coat For Marine Infantry Snider Rifles & Bayonets Original Item: One-Only Available

Original Item: One-Only Available

Several days after the battle

typical of rushed late war production

A slightly different design was approved by King Edward VII in 1903

Original French WWII Model 1936 New Model Uniform Coat For Marine Infantry Snider Rifles & Bayonets Original Item: One-Only AvailableOriginal Item: Only One Available. Pre WWII French Uniform Coat, sometimes referred to the New Model or M 1936 Coat. Similar to the uniform worn by Tiraulliers, this was essentially a shortened Greatcoat type garment, which was the standard uniform for French Soldiers during WWI and WWII. With the concept of more mobile and mechanized warfare in mind, this simplified, and most notably truncated, garment was developed. It featured a nine button front,