G1 vertical Usn windflap

[Johnng1]

Hi folk,
I recently bought a G1 jacket at good price, it has no label, zipper is Scovill, the collar is in dark brown mouton (probably synthetic), it has USN punched vertically on the windflap (U atop the S, and the S atop the N) it is not written as it is generally found: horizontally from left to right, from the bottom to the top.
The skin is in brown but not too dark, it’s not too thick and probably is goatskin.

The seller told me it is a 70s vietnam war jacket.

All this information makes me think that it is a 1970s g1 probably Brill Bros, it’s that possible?Can anyone give me some more information (age,contract number)?

How about the strange vertical perforation “USN” on windflap?

Thanks a lot

 

[photo2u]

Can you share some images of the jacket,zipper or any tags?

 

[Johnng1]

Can you share some images of the jacket,zipper or any tags?

 

[Bfd70]

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[Blackadder]

I have seen quite a few vertical perforation “USN”. It is not very strange or uncommon. Could be a Ralph Edwards. Here is one.

VIETNAM USN G-1 Flight Jacket Ralph Edwards Sptswear Inc MIL-J-7823 C (WEP) 44 | eBay

<p>VIETNAM USN G-1 Flight Jacket Ralph Edwards Sptswear Inc MIL-J-7823 C (WEP) 44. </p><br /><p>Very clean intermediate type g1 flyers jacket usn </p><br /><p>Early 60’s era with mouton collar and chin strap </p><br /><p>Label is present inside collar </p><br /><p>Zipper is good working...

www.ebay.com

 

[Johnng1]

I didn’t know that,
Yes it’s quite similar to that model.

I knew mouton collar changed to synthetic around the 70s, as mine probably is.

 

[Johnng1]

Could it probably be MIL-J-7823E?

 

[Peacoat]

I didn’t know that,
Yes it’s quite similar to that model.

I knew mouton collar changed to synthetic around the 70s, as mine probably is.

Mouton collars were discontinued about half way through the D-series jackets in 1969.

 

[Johnng1]

Mouton collars were discontinued about half way through the D-series jackets in 1969.

So it is an E-series, isn’t it?

 

[photo2u]

Looks 70's to me.

 

[El Marro]

So it is an E-series, isn’t it?

Yes