BUZZ RICKSON'S BR42290 US NAVY N-3 TROUSERS N-3 Utility Pants

N-3 utility pants adopted by the US Navy in the early 1940s.

The simple design with two hip pockets gives it the same appearance as the M-41 pants adopted by the US Marine Corps around the same time.

The "USN" marking on the hip pocket identifies these as N-3 utility pants.

The buttons are black painted donut-shaped tuck buttons used during the war and are engraved with a laurel wreath.

When World War II broke out and the number of soldiers increased, additional production of equipment was rushed, and this was met by creating pants like the N-3, which were made from a single material, from the lining to the pockets, to prepare for mass production.