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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I have 10 pea coats - 8 Kersey and 2 Meltons, and have bought and sold a few others on ebay. I'm not trying to hoard these as I just like them so damn much. I also have a rather rare size - 46 or 46L. I also have 1 Cockpit A-2. Luckily for me, I don't have the A-2 bug and have yet another...
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    Peacoat advice

    What size are you? The most common sizes in Kersey coats are 36, 38, and 40. 38 usually being the most abundant. If you are a fairly common size you should be able to find a Kersey coat on ebay quite quickly. The prices have been going up in the past 2 or 3 years for these coats though. It might...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    There are usually many more size 40s on ebay then 42s. $45.00 for a vintage dark blue Kersey coat from the '50s or '60s would be a bargain. I think you would have to wait a little while before you would find one though, and especially one in very good to excellent shape. The prices for these...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    From what I remember the material from my WW II US Navy coat was not the exact same as the material from the WWII CG coat. I remember feeling bummed out about the CG coat being a tinch small and that I would wind up selling it back on ebay. Both were also different materials then the 1949 Navy...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Sue, I guess you probably don't get much wear time with those peacoats down in Fort Worth? New York is a different story though. I'll be wearing a few of mine this week as temps are going down to the lower 20s. I know someone who lives in Dallas.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    From what I remember the WWII CG coat and the '49 were not the same exact materials. The CG coat felt like very dense, short velvet like, soft tuff material. The '49 was soft but also felt thicker then and heavier then most other Kerseys. I've only worn one of my coats once so far this season...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    The material description you gave sounds just like the coat I had. I wish it had fit me though. I've noticed also that '49 and '58 have above average exceptional fabric. I bought a '49 for my wife but unfortunately it did not fit right so I resold it on ebay. It was also in EXCELLENT shape.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Hello Peacoat, 4 years ago I found a WW II Coast Guard peacoat on ebay. I think it was only $40.00. It thought it was going to be a size 46, but I think it was actually a 44 - a tinch too small for me. It had the CG tag. The material on that coat was probably the most beautiful of any coat that...
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    Gibson and Barnes A-2 Questions

    What do the A-2 mavens think of a goatskin G&B jacket? Is it the same quality as a Cockpit? Do the sizes run small or larger? They have a goatskin for $378.00. They seem to be a bit cheaper than others. Are they good jackets for the money? Thank you.
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    A-2 Manufacturer Opinions?

    I don't know much about all of the A-2s, but I did buy a Cockpit goat skin about 4 or 5 years ago. I bought the model which has the side pockets and something else that I forget - maybe the inside pencil pocket? It was also a size 48L which costs more then regular sizes. I usually take a size...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I have a small hallway closet at home which I keep all my wool stuff in. During the warm months when not wearing the pea coats (April - Sept.) I put each one into a plastic (vinyl) clothes bag which closes with a zipper. I then leave a box of moth balls open in this closet. The closet smells of...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Check out Peacoats "Peacoat Dating" sticky at the top and beggining of this Outerware section. It looks like a '67.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Once again, ebay is probably the best place. However, there are usually not too many of these listed. Try searching for a few different titles : US Navy Bridge Coat, US Navy Officers coat, etc.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I have 10 myself. My wife has 2 which she never wears, and my son has 1.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Were you thinking of selling that size 46? I'm a size 46.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Peacoat, I guess the spring and summer vacation from this forum is over. It's now back to peacoat time. I should be dragging my coats out of the moth ball closet pretty soon. It's supposed to go down to 39 in a few days up here in New York.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    The pea coat season is just about to start on ebay. During the winter months there are many peacoats listed on ebay. The number of old vintage, dark navy blue coats will increase very much, as will the black ones. What size are you? The most common sizes in vintage peacoats are 36,38, and 40...
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    Replacing a Talon zipper with YKK, keeping the Talon Slider

    Thanks for the tip. I just happen to have a can Of Johnsons. I did rub a very thin amount all along the whole zipper of my Cockpit goatskin A-2. It now works great - real smooth and fast.
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    Cockpit USA Goatskin A-2 Review

    I 'm not an A-2 maven, but do like them very much. I own only one. 3 or 4 years ago I also bought a Cockpit goatskin with the side pockets, etc. It's a great jacket. Although I couldn't compare it to other brands since it's the only A-2 I've ever owned. Just wore it yesterday. I bought a size...
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    Peacoat from "Major Coat Company"?

    I wouldn't have thought that they even made 50s back then. It's the first Kersey coat I have seen in size 50. I've seen them in the more modern Melton coats - even a size 52. 48s are quite rare also, but I have seen a few in the last few years on ebay. I haven't seen any L(Long) sizes in Kerseys...

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