French Army F2 Olive Drab Jacket

French F2 Field Jacket

This is the F2 jacket issued to the French Army, a lightweight cotton field top cut like a heavy shirt and worn as part of the F2 uniform. It works as an outer layer in mild weather or a shirt-jacket over a T-shirt. Collectors, reenactors and anyone who wants a plain, well-made olive drab work jacket all wear it.

Features

• Cotton Construction — The cotton shell breathes well and softens with washing, which suits warm-weather wear and layering.
• Olive Drab Color — The jacket comes in olive drab, the muted green-brown used across military field uniforms for decades.
• Zippered Chest Pockets — Two vertical zippered pockets on the chest hold a phone, notebook or wallet securely without flaps getting in the way.
• Hook-And-Loop Name Tape — A strip of hook-and-loop fastener, the same grip-and-pull system as Velcro, sits above the right chest pocket for a name tape or patch.
• Center Rank Tab Panel — A square hook-and-loop panel at mid-chest takes a rank insignia or morale patch.
• Concealed Button Front — The buttons close under a covered placket, so nothing snags on straps or gear.
• Shoulder Epaulettes — Buttoned shoulder straps, called epaulettes, are there to carry rank slides on the original uniform.
• Buttoned Cuffs — The cuffs button closed at the wrist or open for rolling the sleeves up.
• Point Collar — A standard shirt collar sits flat or turns up against wind and sun.

Issued French Army Kit

This jacket was made for the French Army to its F2 pattern, with the zippered chest pockets and hook-and-loop panels that set it apart from a civilian work shirt. Because it is genuine government-issue clothing, it follows the military's own pattern and fittings, and that matters for a collection or a period-correct French kit. The hem gathers at the sides to keep the jacket close to the body when worn untucked.