thunderw21
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BellyTank said:Mr. Thunder- is that an eBay purchase?
I bought a vintage, American khaki service jacket from eBay a while back
which has an air of vintage USN but it has a peaked lapel.
The jacket has a lot of hand stitching and seems more like a costume piece than a service piece. The"pleats" in the inverted pleat breast pockets are fake and so is the box pleat in the back.
Even more peculiar is that it has the same* "Thompson" stencil mark inside.
You can see it here:
http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=25917&highlight=Can+You+Identify+this+Military+Jacket?
B
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Found it at a junk shop here in Iowa.
While the details are different (lapels, belt, breast pockets) the general cut and construction are very similar.
Yes, the "Thompson" stencil is odd. Is there also a "482-T" stamped on it? Could you perhaps post pics of the stencil?
We might own jackets from the same fellow! This jacket is sized about 36 or 37R. What's the size of yours?