Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

[Fifty150]

I guess they could not have been wearing an M-65, in 1955.

 

[Doctor Damage]

 

[Doctor Damage]

 

[Doctor Damage]

 

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[Trenchfriend]

It's not proven, but I think, Serpico was the role model for Horst Schimanski and his M65.

 

[Seb Lucas]

It's not proven, but I think, Serpico was the role model for Horst Schimanski and his M65.

I think the nylon field jacket was a wardrobe cliche for TV cops and ex military guys, especially in the 1980's.

 

[Lean'n'mean]

It's not proven, but I think, Serpico was the role model for Horst Schimanski and his M65.

Shimanski's jacket wasn't an M65, was it ?

 

[Trenchfriend]

Here are original jackets from the set:

Early one:

Late one:

 

[Lean'n'mean]

I saw some episodes during the 90's I think it was but I didn't realise I was watching an icon.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Looks like it was a civilian copy of the military jackets, since I doubt the military ones were ever made in "stone" colour!

 

[Trenchfriend]

This first Schimanski jacket was Götz George's private M65.

The jacket was originally khaki, but the production team disagreed with the "paramilitary" look, so Götz had the idea to cut off the epaulettes and let the requisite decolor the jacket. And so they did. And Schimanski's tramp-jacket was born.

 

[Trenchfriend]

But sadly, Götz George never said a word about Serpico.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Funny point:
Schimanski's later M65 were special shortened ones, because it shouldn't cover too much of Götz George's butt, just to let him appear sportier.

But I have no clue, if the decolored M65 from the beginning still exists.

 

[Doctor Damage]

 

[Doctor Damage]

Does anyone know what that button the front fly just below the collar is used for? It doesn't seal the fly since poppers do that, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the foldaway hood, at least as far as I can tell.

 

[Blackadder]

Does anyone know what that button the front fly just below the collar is used for? It doesn't seal the fly since poppers do that, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the foldaway hood, at least as far as I can tell.

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For the removable hood
https://ciehub.info/clothing/CW/M65/HoodECWFurRuffCoat.jpeg
https://ciehub.info/clothing/CW/M65/HoodECWFurRuff.html
https://ciehub.info/clothing/CW/M65/ColdWetColdDry.html

 

[Fifty150]

Does anyone know what that button the front fly just below the collar is used for? It doesn't seal the fly since poppers do that, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the foldaway hood, at least as far as I can tell.

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it is an attachment point for the cold weather hood with the fur ruff.

 

[Monitor]

What do these go for nowadays? I have to in S/R that actually fit like larger M and was thinking of moving them...

 

[Doctor Damage]

For the removable hood
https://ciehub.info/clothing/CW/M65/HoodECWFurRuffCoat.jpeg
https://ciehub.info/clothing/CW/M65/HoodECWFurRuff.html
https://ciehub.info/clothing/CW/M65/ColdWetColdDry.html

Okay that makes sense now. Thanks for posting. That's an excellent website!