1935 dated 4 button army? sport jacket

[GoldenEraFan]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pre-WW2-Jac...n_s_Vintage_Coats_Jackets&hash=item35d0127065

 

[Two Types]

Curious jacket. I'd be interested to know what this is.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Yes me too. Maybe a "walking out"/civvies jacket? The RAF did a very nice travelling suit in grey flannel, and I imagine most services and countries did similar.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Pics of the travelling suit, please? Sounds very interesting.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I've never actually owned one as they tend to be for quite tall pilot types. I think the labels say "Suits, Civilian Travel, Fliers" and tend to be dated in the early 50s. I know where there is one for sale but she undoubtedly won't let me take pictures. This pic is from a movie, I think, but they pretty much look like this. Notch lapel, 3-button.

 

[Two Types]

A few years back 'Old Hat' (London vintage store) had a rail full of them, all dated to the 1950s (if I remember correctly).

 

[Dinerman]

The construction and materials look very similar to this pre-war mackinaw.

 

[Fastuni]

I would have thought that the jacket in the original post was a service jacket stripped of it's breast pockets and with exchanged buttons to "civilize" it.

 

[Two Types]

I wonder it is from an American equivalent of the British Army's 'Hospital Blues' suit?

It has the same four button front and lack of breast pocket.

 

[volvomeister13]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pre-WW2-Jac...n_s_Vintage_Coats_Jackets&hash=item35d0127065

Nooooo! If only it were a size 40!