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Militaria: Air Force, Marines, Navy, Army, etc, etc, etc….

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    4c
    Banned
    Joined: 26 Nov 2013

    I’ve had great luck with getting great deals of truly top notch clothing by buying vintage Militaria…
    Best scores:
    Vintage green long staple cotton sateen selvedge shirt
    Vintage green long staple cotton sateen pants
    Vintage (40’s-50’s?) Navy pea coat lined with silk
    Waterproof Swiss army backpack with rubber coated nylon and super thick leather bottom and straps

    This quality clothing is what many of these companies we like so much base their clothing off of and its dirt cheap if you know where/what to get… so thought I’d make this thread so we could discuss our finds and teach/learn about the truly great Militaria that’s out there.

    Thanks and enjoy 🙂

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      seawolf
      Mod Squad
      Joined: 28 Oct 2011

      Great idea for a thread. It's too bad you didn't mention the USN in your thread title! 🙂

      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

      @zeebeeleather

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        mclaincausey
        見習いボス
        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

        Yeah what's up with that?! USMC is a subset of the USN anyway.

        Think it, be it.

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          jdl1279
          Joined: 3 Jan 2014

          Not US but this is certainly militaria. My hand waxed Danish field jacket, this is the hardest break in of any garment I have owned. Looks like a stiff, shiny mess on a hanger, but molds so perfectly when I pull it on.

          Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            I have taken the liberty of updating the title of the thread to be a tad less prescriptive…. 😉 😉

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              seawolf
              Mod Squad
              Joined: 28 Oct 2011

              Well played G.

              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

              @zeebeeleather

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                jdl1279
                Joined: 3 Jan 2014

                G,

                Am I supposed to take that as a knock on my blurry (damn neuropathy) pics? Sorry they look worse than I thought. 🙂

                Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  Nope not at all.  We've all got used to shite photos (Morose Penguin - where art thou)….

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    Chris
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                    @seawolf:

                    Great idea for a thread. It's too bad you didn't mention the USN in your thread title! 🙂

                    He didn't want to get a bunch of semen seamen all over it…

                    last edited by 8 Jan 2014, 16:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      jdl1279
                      Joined: 3 Jan 2014

                      No worries, I am laughing at them myself. Looks like I turned Michael J. Fox loose with my camera!

                      Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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                        4c
                        Banned
                        Joined: 26 Nov 2013

                        Best backpack I’ve ever owned… Swiss military pack! It’s super heavy-duty yet it’s pretty compact.

                        Found hear for a quite reasonable price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Swiss-Army-Mountain-Backpack-Military-Surplus-SL-2157-/390717884244

                        (Pic from link)

                        BTW: Nice jacket jdl1279!

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                          jdl1279
                          Joined: 3 Jan 2014

                          These are better, got my shakes controlled. 😉 Never noticed that last detail until I started looking this over again for these pics

                          Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

                          last edited by 8 Jan 2014, 19:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            xtcclassic
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 13 Feb 2012

                            I have a WWII-era USN peacoat as well. It's 70 years old and looks like I bought it yesterday. Good stuff.

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                              jdl1279
                              Joined: 3 Jan 2014

                              @xtcclassic:

                              I have a WWII-era USN peacoat as well. It's 70 years old and looks like I bought it yesterday. Good stuff.

                              any pics? I have a strange fetish for old clothes.

                              Bourbon: because living in Kentucky just makes you want to drink

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                                xtcclassic
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 13 Feb 2012

                                @jdl1279:

                                @xtcclassic:

                                I have a WWII-era USN peacoat as well. It's 70 years old and looks like I bought it yesterday. Good stuff.

                                any pics? I have a strange fetish for old clothes.

                                Not the best picture but here you go:

                                last edited by 12 Jan 2014, 22:32 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  4c
                                  Banned
                                  Joined: 26 Nov 2013

                                  Have the same exact coat. That one really does look like new condition! It is a perfect fit on you too. Very nice, thanks for sharing it! 🙂

                                  I believe it has a silk liner in it too no?

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                                    xtcclassic
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 13 Feb 2012

                                    Yeah. That's not faring as well but it's still there.

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                                      Finn666
                                      Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                      dope coat right there xtc!…

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                                        xtcclassic
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 13 Feb 2012

                                        Thanks! It's hard to imagine that I'm wearing the same coat that a US Navy sailor wore in WWII. His name is still stenciled in the liner.

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                                          4c
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                                          Joined: 26 Nov 2013

                                          Love this liner… These old pea coats are real treasures.


                                          Anyone know how to take out a paint stain from wool?

                                          last edited by 14 Jan 2014, 19:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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