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That depends on the amount of available material on the inside of the cuff. I just checked the cuff of my wife's 34s, and there isn't much material there. Probably varies with the coat. Take it to a tailor or a seamstress and see what a professionals thinks.I see that you were able to do this to a pre-67 coat - do you think this would work on modern issue coats, DCPS Sterlingwear? I would sure love to be able to gain an inch on the sleeves of a 2000's issue 40R!
Those hangers are the business. That's exactly what you need. They are expensive but effective. I saw them once on sale for $5 apiece. I grabbed two handfuls, and now wish I had gotten more.
In an earlier post I mentioned that a size 34 was about as good as I could do, but I forgot about the WWII coats. I have seen the stray 32 in that style, but never in the post war models. Now that more women are in the Navy, there is a version for women, but they are all post 1980 with the Melton shell. A size 32 would probably have the same sleeve and body lengths as a 34.