Hello,   I have this HBT M43 jacket, with its gas flap and riveted 13-star buttons. However, we can clearly see traces of patches that were once sewn above the chest pockets.   When did the U.S. Army begin using the "U.S. Army" tape and name tapes on uniforms?   Is it possible that this jacket was reused during the Vietnam War?   Thank you very much for your help!   Best regards

Very nice find 

A lot of the design is a throwback to the earlier era Ames. I like it!

Great find for an early Revenue Cutter Service weapon.        

I have a Camillus Mark 1 that I purchased about 4 years ago. The difference being it is in a NORD- 8114 Mark 1 scabbard. Someone sharpened the factory edge and scuffed the parkerizing a bit, other than that it looks like it was made yesterday. And you could probably shave with it. Since that time I have a acquired several more Camillus ww2 Era knives, particularly  the Mark 2 Camillus variations. I am afraid Mr. Skip is right about this becoming habit forming as I am becoming more O.C.D. about Camillus, so to remedy this problem I recently purchased  a Pal RH-35 Mark 1, Just got it today! Hope all of you are doing well.

the fireing pin should be looked at if you intend to shoot it, the orig. one from this period is round and they were changed to a flat sided one. the round ones were breaking behind the tip and would hit the primer before the bolt was fully closed. also look at the face of the chamber, if it is shiny or in the white as collectors call it then the rifle hasn't been refinished, if it's parkerized like the rest of the finish then it's been refinished. not many m1's  from this period that didn't get overhauled during or after the war except the lend lease rifles, so that would make it very collectible, the GHS stock would sell for hundreds by itself. I don't see any chrome, that would be around the gas port hole. the early flush nut sight's were commonly replaced to lock bar during the war as the flush nt ones didn't work out so well, I think you've got a realy nice rifle from what I can see and I probably would leave it as is verses correcting any later parts, as long as the parts are all ww2 period then it makes it a correct period rifle that got normal use.    

The second enlisted cap is what we see described in the 1938 regulations with a full band of branch of service indication on the body of the cap. 

I wanted to add some new images of dress blue enlisted visor hats which I did not have when I originally created this post. First is the model that would have pre-dated the model 1938 regulations. I think of it as interpretive because I have not found regulations that specified how the branch of service was indicated on enlisted headwear until we get to the more prescribed regulations of the 1938 type. It has a single line of branch of service piping on between the crown and the body of the cap. The badge is a flat two piece insignia. This would have been likely worn with the standing collar enlisted uniform at the beginning of this post I believe. 

A real sterile iron guard to look at

It's always best to do business with "Friendly Militaria".