Lot no. 192 - 1
UNIFORMS. SOE jumpsuit in heavy camouflage canvas with 3 zips and leather pull tab, outside left thigh pocket with press stud for revolver, knife pocket on outside left sleeve with press stud, outside back pocket with inside opening for cushioning pad (missing), inside left pocket for individual shovel and another for handle lined with thick felt, right three pockets with press studs for lamp, first aid kit etc. The zips have been replaced as they were badly damaged by a long stay in C container. The zips have been replaced as they were badly damaged by a long stay in a C container. According to the seller, this suit belonged to agent Roger FAASTER who parachuted near Aix-en-Provence on 30 May 1944 with 8 type C containers; it would have stayed for a long time in one of the containers and the zips were irreparably oxidised.
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