Item #68039 : Original period manufacture. This wonderful example of enterprise, illustrates the creativity that firms like Francis Bannerman would attempt in order to retail the immense amounts of military surplus once held under their roofs. I have seen a number of these over the years and have always admired them, hoping to add one to our collection one day. At our recent Phoenix Militaria Show I had the opportunity to purchase 3 of them, one we will keep for our own collection, the other two we will offer here. While each is similar in intent, the overall design and insignia used to create these colorful covers varies a good deal. In this instance the insignia are all machine sewn to a top panel created from Infantry Cook brassards, the reverse is dark OD cotton. All of the insignia used varies in dates from the 1870's up through WWI. It goes without saying, that sadly, many of these wonderful creations were destroyed in past years, for that special piece of insignia by we collectors, and, as many of the insignia overlap, the insignia beneath the desired treasure were also destroyed in the process. The overall condition is excellent, the colors are strong and bright, and the geometric design is quite pleasing. We are very pleased to offer these on our website. We have added a photo lifted from the 1945 edition of the Bannerman catalog illustrating similar covers that they once offered for sale for comparison.