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Please help me date / ID this military jacket

ViktorM

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Hey! I was hoping someone could help me date and ID this jacket. From my own research I think it's a US army tanker jacket from the 50s or 60s? There used to be patches on both sides of the chest, one on the shoulder and a big one on the back. I was able to find a pretty similar one (last picture) to mine that is from the eras previously mentioned but its not an exact match.
Any help is much appreciated, let me know if I should add any more pics. Thanks! :)
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Chomcat

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I'm not sure about the model of the jacket or the time period it was produced in, but the Chinese/Japanese (since JP borrows a lot of Chinese hanzi for their Kanji, including those two characters) written on the lining says "woman" or "girl", so it might have been a women's item.

And since you mentioned that it used to have patches, it makes me think that this might've been a souvenir or "sukejan" jacket - a type of jacket that originated in Japan after WWII that typically takes the form of a bomber or varsity jacket with embroidery prominently displayed on the back and additionally on the chest, mirrored or asymmetrical, and sleeves.
 

Doctor Damage

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To my eye, the jacket just looks custom made overall and its construction, though well done, would not pass military requirements for durability, etc. So my money is with Chomcat's opinion above, probably something handmade in modest numbers for sale in a shop catering to military personnel looking for souvenirs more interesting than just knick-knacks. Also, I just have never seen any military jackets configured like this.
 

ViktorM

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I'm not sure about the model of the jacket or the time period it was produced in, but the Chinese/Japanese (since JP borrows a lot of Chinese hanzi for their Kanji, including those two characters) written on the lining says "woman" or "girl", so it might have been a women's item.

And since you mentioned that it used to have patches, it makes me think that this might've been a souvenir or "sukejan" jacket - a type of jacket that originated in Japan after WWII that typically takes the form of a bomber or varsity jacket with embroidery prominently displayed on the back and additionally on the chest, mirrored or asymmetrical, and sleeves.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and for translating the writing on the liner, super interesting!
 

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