GI WWII First Aid Carlisle Bandage

WW2 Packet First-Aid Field Brown Dressing 

Every frontline soldier carried one of these Carlisle bandages—the U.S. Army’s pocket-size lifesaver first adopted in the 1920s at Carlisle Barracks, PA. A wax-coated cardboard “slide box” keeps the 4 × 2 1⁄2 inch sterile gauze compress dry and gas-tight, while an inner packet of sulfanilamide powder fights infection on contact.

Tear-tape tabs let you rip the wrapper one-handed so you can slap pressure on a wound fast. Our stock is unissued WWII surplus; expect depot dust and faint quartermaster stamps but no tears or leaks. Add an authentic medical relic to your musette bag display—or crack one open at the range to show new shooters how GIs handled battlefield first aid. 

Specs & Highlights

• Era-correct waxed cardboard slide box (OD #3) 

• Contains 1 sterile gauze compress + sulfa shaker envelope

• Outer size ≈ 4 in L × 2.5 in W × 1 in T • Weight ≈ 3 oz

• Marked “Dressing, First-Aid, Field, Brown, U.S.” with lot/date codes

• Condition: New Old Stock (NOS) – wrap intact, paper crisp