After some searching I concluded it was some form of petty officer 3rd class patch. I removed it because I want to actually wear the coat, not have it as a collector's item, and I don't want to look like some kind of navy poser (furthermore, I figure wearing the patch might be illegal as it...
Yikes, sorry to necro this thread, but I settled on a coat. After happening across a 36 in a vintage clothing shop and finding that I swam in it, I ordered a 34R, 1968 issue, from vintagetrends. It arrived a few hours ago:
It fits great and is in excellent condition. As you might notice...
Thanks for your responses. I think I'll go with a 36R. If I buy one from vintagetrends that they claim is melton wool but was made in '58 (this one), can I be sure that it will actually be kersey?
Also, are they made in a way that makes the sleeves easy to hem? It looks like the 36R sleeves...
Hello, this is my first post here.
I found this forum from searching about issue peacoats and found Peacoat's thread about dating them. I've decided to purchase one myself and I have a couple of questions.
First, where should I go to buy? The pickings are slim on eBay. I found this site...
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