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  1. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    The previous post about the "MINT" '43 jacket mentioned that the women's top pockets were different. https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/m-65-field-jacket.78722/post-3106046 The WWII U.S. trend was for women's uniforms to have false breast pockets (see the previous links on WAC/WAVES)...
  2. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    Congratulations on the better fit of the '43. From earlier: "The '43 women's version essentially was still being made in the 1970s at least, in a nylon blend (like the '65 shell is a nylon blend), without "M-1943" on the tag." I haven't seen exact numbers for dates and total production. The...
  3. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    Sorry, fixing prickly nylon is outside my ken. The Short liner probably will work in the X-Short jacket. A Large liner works in a Medium jacket.
  4. vintagewool

    Penny wise, but pound foolish?

    I hope that I have focused in on the main concern here: 1. The first issue is general finance and rules of thumb, to be able to pounce on a deal: -Have $0 debt. -Have 1 year's living expenses in liquid savings (liquid within 1 year). -Less overhead costs = more discretionary money. 2. Some...
  5. vintagewool

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Thank you very much for the illuminating observations. That the USN was still using cotton thread in 1969 is the kind of detail that fascinates me. One basic question that I'm still not clear on is whether the last button before pewter is identical to a 1940 button.
  7. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    You're welcome. You might want to peruse these while awaiting delivery: http://www.blitzkriegbaby.de/waac/waac4ba.htm https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/wwii-waves-spars-the-best-dressed-women-in-the-world.114772/ I don't want to contribute to marital strife but a new listing appeared...
  8. vintagewool

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    The initial post was indeed about past practices but you did not overlook the "differentiated" part because it wasn't there yet. Your quick-draw replies were overlapping with my edits. I will absorb the recent posts before I comment further. Thank you.
  9. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    It is difficult to know what measurement variations there were in manufacturing, among contractors, over years, plus whether any used jacket was shrunken more, less, or not at all, plus (as you said) a seller's margin of error in measurement. The cost of the '43 (a whole jacket) might be spent...
  10. vintagewool

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    To stay focused: The question is not what someone should do now. The question is what the Navy did then. Start in 1940. What was the button and what year did the Navy stop using it on new coats? What was the thread and what year did the Navy stop using it on new coats? What was the sewing...
  11. vintagewool

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Thank you very much for the observations on the rotated anchors and variations in sewing patterns.
  13. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    One consolation from those data is that the smallest M-65 sits lower on the currently smallest allowed woman than the 2nd-smallest M-65 sits on you, since you are 3in above the minimum but the 2nd-smallest M-65 is only 1.5in longer than the smallest. The drawstring allows adjusting the girth...
  14. vintagewool

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Thank you very much for those details so far. However, I thought WWII was cotton thread. At the moment, I am interested in the 1940s and 1950s buttons, so the pewter buttons can wait until another day.
  15. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    You might want to check changing recruiting standards of minimum height for a clue about possible changes to available M-65 sizes. The post-draft shift to recruitment of women, plus additional possible changes to standards to meet recruitment quotas, might be reflected in M-65 contracted sizes...
  16. vintagewool

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    For the kersey peacoats, differentiated by year or label-type or other feature: 1. What are the correct buttons? 2. What is the correct button thread? 3. What is the correct button-sewing pattern? Thank you.
  17. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    M-1943/1951/65 Popularity: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276529123494
  19. vintagewool

    Your favorite movie quotes

    Speaking of North Vietnam's most famous AA gunner, "Hanoi Jane" Fonda: This is not a great movie but it is worth watching a few great scenes by Lee Marvin as Kid Shelleen (the following quotation is from memory): "I've never seen a man go through a day so fast." -Boone Again, you must watch...
  20. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    The M-1943 women's jacket (picture below) has different top pockets than the men's version. https://www.ebay.com/itm/276354785200 http://www.usww2uniforms.com/370E.html
  21. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    You might prefer the M-65's grandfather, the 1943 field jacket: 1. The business-suit-type collar looks stylish, particularly combined with the drawstring-cinched waist. 2. My impression is that the '43 weighs less than the '65, without the removable liner in either, but I have no hard numbers...
  22. vintagewool

    M-65 Field Jacket

    The M-65 has bi-swing shoulders, which might make alterations even more problematic.
  23. vintagewool

    Advice on Buying 1941 Field Jacket Welcome

    I appreciate your help. So far, you're the only one to reply with hard information.

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