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    Need some help on this one, US M-1938 Dispatch (map) case

    I found this today at an antique shop. I did not buy it as it just seems too perfect and is setting off alarm bells that it's a repro.

    I've done the usual searches and the logos look good but the color mixing of the fabrics don't. 1943 was a transitional year so not unusual that there would be different colors but the "tan" just doesn't look right and the green seems off a bit also. Fabric seems a little on the light side. Price is too high to take a risk on it not being legit so I need some opinions.

    If it is legit, it's a very nice example and the color differences really set it off and I'll probably pick it up. I have found some repros, nearly all in the tan color and only one with a manufacturer mark and it wasn't KADIN.















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