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Last week, the temps dipped enough to warrant the first wearing of the (1955) peacoat.
You are right, Spoon. I just checked my remaining WWII coat, and it has two rows of single stitching. One at the cuff and the other 3" or so above that. Good memory and eye for detail.
Love the weight of my vintage melton U S Navy enlisted mans pea coat. Now, I want a U S Navy Officers Bridgecoat because of its length however, I remember reading somewhere that the Bridgecoat is not as heavy as the peacoat. Can anybody comment on the melton fabric weight and warmth of the peacoat contrasted with the Bridgecoat? Thanks
Hi Peacoat. I think we communicated about flight jackets on another site. I noticed that a few Bridgecoat sellers are advertising that their Bridgecoats are 32oz. 100% melton. Would that mean it should be as warm, without liner, than the peacoat? Another question - Was there ever a time when the color of the Bridgecoat was changed from dark blue to black. When I inquired about a Bridgecoat being sold on Ebay (it was advertised by an ex-Navy person as being black) I was told that in the seventies the color was changed to black. Know anything about this? Thanks.
Might be that the bridgecoats changed to the black Melton wool in 1980, just as the peacoats did, but I don't have any evidence of that. My bridgecoat is the midnight blue color, same as the peacoats.
Ian, great fit. Love the coat. I used to wear my size 40 post war coat in, and around, Central Park back in the 70s. In fact, acorns for the squirrels are still in the pocket. I have left them there for memories of good times.
Well, you have done your homework.
I was born in 1965, so if I am lucky, I might end up picking that one later tonight.Yes, I would say 1965 or perhaps a little earlier. The US NAVY tag was in use from about 1958, I believe, until 1965. And you are right about the second one as well--Pembroke, 1970.
We have had around 20F in the mornings and mid-upper 30's for the high these last 6-7 days, so it would have been kind of nice to have a peacoat already, but I do hope to locate one before the cold spellI wore my 1965 coat (my favorite) yesterday and my Pembroke, 1968 today. Both days have been in the mid--30s, with ice this morning. Perfect peacoat weather.