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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Thanks for sight of the Chiefs/Officers button, very interesting.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    In an earlier post someone showed a link to the US Navy regulations from around 1890-1900 and this style of Pea Coat was shown quite clearly. Interestingly it is very much like the British Royal Navy 'Reefer Jacket' of the same period and you can still see similar coats like it in the UK to...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    The anchor appears to be the standard US model but the buttons are not pierced with the usual 4holes for stitching, which would seem to indicate that they are affixed to the coat by a metal loop on the reverse side. That is a common military practice for 'dress' items of uniform so maybe this...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    A minor point, but having looked back through the preceding posts there are some labels mentioned as 'Regular' so maybe there was a specific period when Short, Regular and Long was used for sizing.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Many thanks. I can see now that the standard (or Regular) size has no suffix and it is only those beyond the norm, i.e. 'Short' and 'Long' that are marked in such away, which makes sense. I am 6' 2" with a long arm and yet the strandard 44 fits me fine. This fits in with my experience in...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Sorry, I inverted the last digit of the date by mistake, I meant 1966 (I should have checked your earlier post as that is how I knew). Many thanks for all your info. Label reads: COAT, MAN'S, WOOL KERSEY DSA-100-3793 Size 44 8405-268-8617 100% WOOL Incidentally, there is no 'Long', 'Regular'...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    That's exactly the same as the one I have even down to the label, except mine has the usual black buttons with anchors.
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    And here is a second report to bring you up to date with the current specification. You can see from these 2 reports why the old coats feel so much more substantial. Accession Number : ADA243702 Title : Improved Manufacturing Methods for Navy Peacoats. Descriptive Note : Final rept...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I found this info on the web. I hope all you Pea Coat afficionados find it of interest: Accession Number : ADA258411 Title : A Wool/Nylon Melton Material for use in Navy Peacoats. Descriptive Note : Final rept. Oct 1979-Sep 1981, Corporate Author : NAVY CLOTHING AND TEXTILE RESEARCH...
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    1969 pattern Kersey coat Thanks for all this info. After first seeing and admiring a USN Pea Coat in an old second hand shop in London (UK) I have always aspired to owning one. Last month I became the proud owner (via Vintage Trends) of what thanks to you I know to be a 1969 pattern Kersey...

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