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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Just my two cents again: !949 is a beautiful year. The material seems to be very thick and heavy but is also soft and velvet like. 1958 is also a beautiful year. The material is beautiful and the coat is very heavy built - like a tank as are 1949s. More or less any Kersey year is great. There...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I bought a few coats on ebay and found the same thing, although not two buttons on the same coat. I'm assuming if a seamstress did the sewing that would not have happened. I cut the thread, removed the button and resewed them back on my coats. The tricky thing is you have to sew through the...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Button sewing is a minor thing. I think most buttons on pea coats are sewn in a "Z". I sew my own buttons and I'm no seamstress. I don't think that worn spot can be fixed. I could be wrong though. What size is the coat? If it is a common size as most WWII coats are , I would see if you can...
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    It could be a '64? That coat looks like a tailor made it for you. Beautiful coat.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    "Kersey Is King".
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    I wouldn't give up either. I have bought 12-15 coats on ebay so far. Only a couple were smaller then the posted measurements. Finding a size 40 shouldn't be hard. It's one of the most plentiful sizes. It's unfortunate that the 1949 didn't work out. 1949 is one of the best years. The material on...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I also have a WWII size 46 coat in mint condition. 44 and 46s are very rare for WWII coats. I think most WWII coats have a drab yellow color for the inside corduroy pockets, but I'm not sure if every single WWII coat had this color. Mine does have the triangular stitching under the collar and...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I noticed something about this coat. It has 10 buttons as WWII coats do, but it also has two rows of stitching near the cuffs as postwar coats do. I've never seen a WWII coat like that before. Usually they have only 1 row of stitching a few inches above the cuff.
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    I bought 1 coat from VT. I thought the condition wasn't exactly as they had claimed. The coat was still in Excellent shape but it wasn't "mint". At the time (2 or 3 years ago) the price was quite high. I think it was $225.00 (1951 Kersey coat). Today today their prices are HIGH. Excellent - mint...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I somehow found a WWII coat size 46 on ebay and it is in mint condition. I think I paid $160.00 for it.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    oD Do you know how much that is in US money? There aren't that many size 42 WWII coats usually. Most of them are 38s and 40s, with a few 36s here and there. Let's face it - people were a little smaller, and thinner back then.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I have come across a few postings on ebay where the seller said that the coat was issued to them in whatever year and the tag of the coat was older then the time when the person was issued that coat. There must be times when the Navy had overstock for certain years.
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    Wow! I never knew Tenn. ever got that cold! If I remember right the coldest I can remember was (-10)-(-15) in the late '70s ('77-'79). I'm 60 miles north of the Bronx/Westchester boarder, NY. I did happen to have my first Kersey coat then - a '65 bought at an Army and Navy store. Still have the...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    WWII coats usually have plenty of length in the sleeves to make them longer. If it has not been shortened before you could probably get up to 1 1/2 - 2 " more. One thing though , after it is lengthened there will be wear around the cuffs that will be on the sleeves from the previous spot where...
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    If it is a size 42 Long it should have on the tag 42L. If it has 42 it is a 42 regular ( regular sleeve length, and body length).
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    Would it be possible to post a picture of the tag with the size on it on that 42L. I'm very curious to see what year that coat is. I'm also surprised that the sleeve length is too short in a "L" Long size. Thank you.
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    vintage peacoat sizing?

    I would go with a size 42. The sleeve length should also be long enough with a 42.
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    At 5'-10" an "R" size should be great (body length that is). I have never seen any old Kersey coats posted on ebay with "S" sizes - only the newer black Melton coats. At your height an "S" would be too short.
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    Not trying to discourage you but I would be careful of the 21.5" pit to pit measurement. That coat could could be a size 40. One thing which is tricky is that size tags are very rare on WWII coats.
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    Just my own two cents. This coat doesn't look bad, but doesn't look great either. I think it states that it has two stains?? Kersey 42s are not plentiful but there are a few of them on ebay. One thing I have learned is that you should wait till an excellent condition coat is posted. It might...

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