I can vouch for the size - 46 is not a common size. I take a 46 or a 46L. They were few and far between 10 years ago and I'm sure there are fewer today. I'm lucky I was able to get my coats in size 46 or 46L(ong).
Peacoat - sorry for the delay. I took pictures of my WW II coats. One came to me with no tag. I don't know if it's a Navy or a CG coat. My 2nd WWII coat has a CG tag which was the tag I had sent you. I took pictures of the buttons on both WWII coats and from two other post war coats. I...
If I remember right the inside pocket is a diaganal slit on the right inside of the Melton coats. There is a lot of information on it . Was just looking at my 2 Meltons. They are pretty good lookin' coats.
I had bought a CG coat quite a few years ago. I never did find out the date of that coat. I did resell back on eBay. It did have the same CG tag as the tag above.
Peacoat - I emailed you a photo of a CG tag. I also bought a CG coat quite a few years ago. It had the same tag. I bought it for either my son or my wife. Since there was no interest in it , I resold it on ebay I have found it pretty hard to interest other people in the Peacoat bug. Lets...
Hello Peacoat - How are you? I hope everything is good. One of my WWII coats came with no inside tag. Is is however in Excellent shape. It fits me like a size 46, and the sleeves are plenty long enough. Size 46 in a WWII coat is quite rare. My 2nd WWII coat is actually a US Coast Guard coat. I...
My 2 kersey WWII (the years are questionable), my post WWII coats (1950-1969 all Kersey), and my 2 Melton coats All have black buttons w/ black thread.
I compared my 2 WWII, my 1950 and 2 of my 1969 coats. The buttons on all 5 coats were pretty much identical to the photo of your 1949. There might be very minute and I do mean minute differences. I'm sure these would be attributed to the molds that were used. Every mold I'm sure was not...
From what I can see from my coats, maybe there isn't a US Navy button regulation. Hope my two cents helped you.
1949 is almost regarded as the Holy Grail of peacoats. It's an exceptional year.which usually has thick soft Kersey Wool. I'm pretty sure the thread on my coats is cotton.
I remember a few years ago we went through Button Sewing 101. I just looked at a few of my coats both WWII and post war. The anchor buttons are not positioned in any repetitive consistent order. They vary with the top of the anchor facing approx. 60 degrees and being rotated to approx. 270...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.