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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    It's best to brush the coat with a coat or clothes brush so that you can get most of the lint, dust, and fibers off before it goes to the cleaners. I have sent pea coats to the cleaners which weren't very linty or dusty, only to find most of that stuff still on the coat when I got it home. I...
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    Pea Coat: www.vintagetrends.com or e-Bay

    For some reason I think I usually see more '61 coats on ebay then '64. In fact you don't usually see too many '64 and '65 coats around. My first coat was a '65 that I just gave to my son last winter. I bought it in an army and navy store back in the early '70s. $41.00 is a really good price for...
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    Pea Coat: www.vintagetrends.com or e-Bay

    I bought a 1951 size 46 pea coat from Vintage Trends this past winter. In my case, I thought the description was a little over rated. It needed one minor inside armpit lining seam to be sewn up. This a common spot on these coats which sometimes comes undone. No big deal, but still a few more...
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    WWII Peacoat Acquisition

    I found a WWII pea coat this past winter on ebay. It is a size 46 (armpit to armpit = 24 inches). I don't know if they made 48s back then. It is just about, if not, in new condition. The buttons were even a little tight to close and open. The lengths of WWII pea coats I think are approx. 1...
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    What leather conditioner do you use?

    That photo is Jackie Kennedy with her parents.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Hello Again Mr. Peacoat, Thanks for the button tip. Actually I have a '53 coming, and for some reason this one has gold buttons?? Maybe a Naval academy coat? Any who, between the '51 or the '53 , I'm pretty sure I will switch one of them to black anchor.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    The buttons with the 13 stars are quite older. They have those buttons on WWI coats. I don't know from what years they were issued, but I would guess they changed them to the present day design some time in the '30s? The buttons they put on today look almost the same as the 50 and 60 year old...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I do take a size 46, or 46L(long). There is a 48R on ebay right now. It is a black one, and not one of the older dark blue Kersey coats. I have been checking ebay everyday for the past 11 months, and have only come across 2 or 3 size 48 coats which are the old dark blue Kersey ones. The more...
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    WWI peacoat or similar.

    WWI pea coats are very rare. If you do find one in decent shape it will cost a few bucks. There are quite a few WWIIs on ebay. I have only seen 1 or 2 WWI coats on ebay in the past year and the prices were high. I haven't seen a WWI on Vintage Trends yet, but they do sometimes have WWII pea coats.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I combed and scraped off the pilling on my black pea coat, only to find it came back 1, 2, 3. Can't get rid of it. I wish they would line the entire inside of the modern day black peacoats with the same material that they use for that top part of the lining. That would be beautiful. The lining...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Every once in a while (2 or 3 times a year) you will find the old blue peacoats(Kersey wool) in size 48 on ebay. I have never seen a size 50 posted on ebay. Not sure if they made that size back then. They do make size 50 in the more modern day black US Navy peacoats. I've seen a couple of those...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Hello Mr. Peacoat, Does that mean that a coat from '78 or '79 would be very similar to a coat from '69? Also, have you ever come across or have ever seen a WWII coat posted that was a size 46? I have seen 44, but not 46. I wonder if they even made that size back then??
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    New Peacoat!

    Caution!! You might find these coats to be habit forming!! I have two that fit me great, and 1 that is a tinch small but I can still wear it. I'm still looking for 1 or 2 more so I can have a lifetime supply. My size is 46 and there are very few of those around and these old ones from the '50s...
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    Fidelity peacoat?

    Craigslist, and Vintagetrends.com also. If you have a fairly common size (38, 40) there are many of the old blue ones out there.
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    Genuine Issue Peacoats

    The modern day black coats also come in XL - extra long. I have a 46XL. I've seen a couple of used 48XLs on ebay in the past 10 months. If you can find or know someone who can get you a coat through the military I think they cost somewhere around $160.00. I have been looking on ebay, Craigslist...
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    Genuine Issue Peacoats

    I'm just under 6'-3" and 200 lbs. Size 46 in the old blue Kersey peacoats fits me, and are long enough in the body and sleeves. Finding a 48 would take a little while of looking. I'm not sure if they have 48L in the old coats. If they do, it is very rare from what I've heard from other people. I...
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    Genuine Issue Peacoats

    To get a brand new issue peacoat someone who is in the service or retired from the service would have to get, or order it for you from the navy post exchange. The modern day black coats that they sell today are not like the older ones from the '60s or years later. Those old blue US Navy coats...
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    My new Peacoat

    I bought my second WWll coat a few weeks ago. I can't believe the material on this coat - different then all my other peacoats. I have to sell due to small measurements given on ebay. It's a 42 or a 44. Yes, the old blue ones far outshine those black coats.!!!
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    WWII Pea Coats

    Doctor Dan, Are any of those pea coats in your attic 44Ls, or 46s?
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    WWII Pea Coats

    I live only a few minutes from you. I'm right off of Rt.84 NY exit 15. I have two black coats. One from 1995, and one from 2001. The lining on those coats pills and does pill quite quickly. The 1995 is in just about new, mint condition. I bought it a few months ago. I only wore it a few ( and I...
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