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

[4c]

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

[seawolf]

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

[mclaincausey]

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

[jdl1279]

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.

[Giles]

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

[seawolf]

Well played G.

[jdl1279]

G,

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

[Giles]

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

[Chris]

@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…

[jdl1279]

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

[4c]

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!

[jdl1279]

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

[xtcclassic]

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

[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.

[xtcclassic]

@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:

[4c]

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?

[xtcclassic]

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

[Finn666]

dope coat right there xtc!…

[xtcclassic]

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.

[4c]

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

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