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

[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?

[davito]

Great story

http://www.ssf.net/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2479

[jdl1279]

Thanks for sharing that Davito, very cool.

[adam_r]

Saw this great condition looking WWII USN pea coat on eBay, the auction doesn't end until Monday night - it's now out of my price range but thought some of you guys might be interested.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vtg-US-Navy-Pea-Coat-WW2-Reefer-Jacket-1940s-USN-Pea-Coat-WW2-Sz-Large-Clean-/231124130875

The bidding looks a bit iffy to me though - either people are stupid or they've got a mate upping the bid for them.

[4c]

Got a new jacket… it’s a 1963 sateen field jacket model OG 107. Man is it nice! The quality of the construction is impressive, all super fine long fiber cotton woven really tight. The attention to detail is excellent… overall it’s one of the great military jackets out there. This thing just glows in the sun too!