Mitten, 10th Mountain Division

Mitten, 10th Mountain Division

1940s

10th Mountain Division Mittens, Insert, Trigger Finger, Stock No. 73-M-2705--73-M-2720, Wool, Knitted, Dark olive drab, Two finger holes (thumb/fore finger/trigger finger), This mitten is to be worn inside a mitten shell, Under very cold conditions it can be worn under wristlet knit and it never used alone, At some point the desing of this mitten changed and when stock is exhausted type I was issued, This mitten looks like a type I, No tags, Army issued

10th Mountain Division

Mitten insert

Plains to Peaks Collective

physical object

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