Militaria: Air Force, Marines, Navy, Army, etc, etc, etc….
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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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Great story
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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.
The bidding looks a bit iffy to me though - either people are stupid or they've got a mate upping the bid for them.
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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!
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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.
The bidding looks a bit iffy to me though - either people are stupid or they've got a mate upping the bid for them.
While that appears to be nice, it's a pea coat and those are officer uniform prices. I could likely get one for a third of that with a bit of patience.
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Someone tall slim guy should cop these original NOS sateen cargos I just found on ebay…
Waist 27-31 inches. Length is 36 inches.Note: These are the good ones
Edit: bidding just ended, but seller might repost…
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Nice jacket 4c!
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Great alternative to the cpo shirt! Was after a cpo shirt and came across the Korean field shirts which are a fraction of the price. Olive drab material that is 85% wool and 15% wool and is not scratchy and very warm. Great details in the fit too, especially the shoulders. Bargain for fifteen quid. Unissued and apparently from the fifties. I'm a 42" chest and this is a medium. Can't quite do it up but fits perfectly on the shoulders! The large fits ups to a 45" chest!
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Plus by Korean field shirt I meant us issue for use in Korea! Really chuffed with this!
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Another pic of the shirt from the front as missed it the first time
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Just read something fascinating from left field about their flight jackets…
“Our Flight Jackets are made from the same 10 oz. cotton twill the Japanese military uses to make its uniforms.” ???
Source: http://leftfieldnyc.com/products/olive-green-twill-flight-jacketThe point is if Japan is still using good cotton twill for it's military than top quality surplus, which is rare nowadays, could be gotten for a small fraction of the cost and it would be brand new and not NOS.
I’ll do some digging, but if anyone knows about this stuff (Especially where to get) please post your info.That field shirt looks great Cutlasshound.
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I'm def keen to find out more on this! Just had a quick look myself and couldn't find anything…. Only military surplus I could find was WWII stuff. Be great if anyone knows anything more plus cheers for the complement old chap.
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Just found this shirt which is a good value + a somewhat rare size: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VIETNAM-U-S-OG-107-FATIGUE-SHIRT-OG-Cotton-Sateen-1974-dated-Size-15-1-2-x-35-/281259859114?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417c64dcaa
Have one just like this (even in same size) and it’s the best quality shirt I currently own. It has Selvedge fabric, good stitching, nice fit, and long fiber cotton sateen; its good quality for sure.I would guess that it fits like an IH large to X-Large.
Size measurements off mine which is tagged same size:
Shoulder-17.5
P2P-22
Arm-26
Length-29
Bottom opening-22.5This stuff is seriously good but sizing info is hard to come by, so I’m hoping to help out with this so someone can enjoy this as much as I enjoy mine…
About Japanese military gear: Funny, all I can find is WWII stuff too, hmmm…. I’ll just keep searching and post if I find out anything…
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I’ve been looking at military footwear and wanted to get your opinions and thoughts on the best military sneakers/boots made and/or available.
Here are some interesting ones I found:
