Font looks like "Old English Text". I would say: 1st PLT.    

Aloha Firefighter,   You may still need one of these for your collection -->>  Huge old 129th Air Resupply Group patch

Thought I would do a post on some of these. My favorite thing to collect. Have about 8 so far. Most are ID’d      1. Camo’d D-ring Pack set Haversack + Knapsack named to Ernest Beardsley (2nd Div Guadalcanal) & A.H Franz (2nd Div Saipan & Okinawa) 2. D-ring Pack set Haversack + Knapsack named to Glenn Stoddard (10th Marine Reg. 2nd Div Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian) Red squared UNIS includes Canteen and Suspenders 3. D-Ring Pack Set Haversack + Knapsack named to V.T Wall, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Div Corpsman, Battle of Eniwetok, February 1944 4. Camo’d D-ring pack named to James Wright (6th Regiment, 2nd Div Guadalcanal) 5. Unnamed Camo D ring UNIS C-23 6. D ring named to Hubert D Fry (2nd Regiment, 2nd Divison Tulagi and Guadalcanal) Stationed at Coronado, 1943 7. D-Ring pack named to J.C Loeb post war 1947 muster  8. Unnamed Mint D ring pack   

Cut, fabric, pattern. lining. Not close at all.    As for Span Am / Philippines war time use of 6 buttons, no - none. The 6 buttons were not adopted in any uniform regs nor made by the QMD. They appear as an informally / locally approved undress version of the new 1902 blue dress coat which had 6 buttons. Soldiers took unmade 5 button coats or 1902 dress coats and had them tailored to the 6 button fatigue coat.   The collar grommets seen on later khakis were for the adoption of the collar disc and date 1910 and later.  Khaki uniforms underwent almost yearly or bi-yearly 'official' changes from 1898 through 1917. I can think of 9 significant pattern changes off hand. Throw in contract variances esp. for the earlier types and the numbers of coats one could collect with visible differences will number in the dozens.     The common practice in old militaria long perpetuated by many dealers (as well as casual and fantasy collectors) is to back date items in order to associate them with some famous or iconic event or period. It helps sales and increases value and 'wows' the inexperienced / unknowledgable perceiver. Knowledgable collectors know that a lot of in-between wars stuff is often scarcer or rarer than war time stuff.  The 6 button fatigue coat is a good example of a somewhat scarce item that has only moderate value and a limited fan base. They are not associated with a sexy specialty or service branch, or a war period. They're basically a post war, peace time uniform piece.

Great info to see the difference. I wasn't wild about the fact the J R GAUNT on the back was not clear. It did really looked smudged. The wing was priced at $65, which if it was a good was a very good price, and has sold. 

Hi Steve, I too think it is real. The fake ones are just so obvious and I done think anyone has done a repro that comes this close to a real one. I don't know why we don't see a contractors stamp or label of some kind. Maybe it just got missed when made. I agree with you also that I think it has been sitting for so long due largely to the price. He is asking at least $200-$250 more than the  market value even taking into account t the nice condition.