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Don't worry, I even had to zip and button up, it's up and down here lately. 8° to 18°C. Out into the sun - jacket off, shady places - jacket on, why did I forget my gloves? LOL

1970s Vanderbilt US Navy A-2 Deck Jacket

Today was solar eclipse and perfect Deck Jacket Weather. Sunny but cool breeze. It's spooky, my wife took these fotos and there was no one but her, but there is a shadow of another person on the wall (I am not talking about my shadow). She took a series of fotos and this person appears on every...

Wouldn't it be pretty exiting to open another thread where we show old photos of us older guys how we looked in the 70s or 80s when we thought we looked sharp? No one would recognise us anyway, so it should be safe :) I wore leather coats, leather pants, Cowboy Boots and had very long hair...

I wish I could pull off what I get to see when I look in the mirror. Mirror keeps telling me I can't. But I do it anyway and feel deceived by my mirror-me. There is a guy in the nearby town, who I frequently see coming down the high street. He is a perfect re-incarnation of a 1969 San Francisco...

Here is my 1978 A-2 Deck Jacket. I think it's condition is very good indeed. No rips, no stains, no odors, no fraying at the knit cuffs, as clean and tidy as it can get. Note the beautiful faint red stencil on the back and the wonderfully polished looking buttons. I love this coat. I realised...

As I said, I think those are everything but not at all rain proof. I agree about the nasty smell of some vintage items. But I always ask the seller (I watch out for good sellers anyway) and have not been disappointed so far. My A-2 Deck Jacket came super clean and absolute free of any odor. I...

That's ridiculous. There are near unworn/unissued authentic ones all around in the bay or at etsy (if you don't insist on the clasps). I can accept when someone really likes to have a repro. But I sometimes don't get it when a repro, as faithful as it may be, is multiple times more expensive...

The WWII Naval Winter Parka was lined with Alpaca, the post war versions were lined with 50/50 Alpaca/Lambs Wool blend. The A-2 Rain Parka is one of my favorites. I have a vintage one in Size Medium, dated 1944. There are several Navy WWII versions. They came with a plain hood, some with a kind...

In my eyes yours is the N-1/2 Winter Parka Coat, worn contemporary with the 1944/45 N-1 Winter Jacket (Deck Jacket). Some call them Torpedo Boat Parka or PT Boat Parka. See pics below. It should originally have come with a hood. This hood could at some point have been removed and this Muron...

So true! By the way, fordi du kommer fra Slesvig, taler du Dansk?

:) It seems, the Danes have stolen the "r", like in Flensboa, Oahus, Ollboa. They took all the g's also :). We even "roll" the "r" to make it really pop out...

not quite, mate! "Ich bring dich rum." How do I know? Born and raised in North Germany.

I have and had more than one Pike Brothers, Bronson, Original A-2, and Mil-Tec. You can safely wash Pike Brothers (I guess not the waxed version, though I think, even this should be ok) and Mil-Tec. You can also wash Bronson's but I experienced it shrinks one size. Mine shed but this may not be...

If it is original US military issue, and if I am correct, only the one without epaulettes (not cut off but didn't have 'em in the first place) from 1965 to early 1966 were 100% cotton. So: no epaulettes, additional piece of triangular cloth sewn into the sleeve cuffs, "aluminum" zippers, and...