Vintage "Convoy" coat

[PistolPete1969]

Hello All-

I thought I would post a pic of my favorite winter coat. This coat I "inherited" from my father a while back. He got it in the VERY early 1960's (@1962-1963). As you can see from the pics it is modeled after the British Navy WWII-vintage convoy coats; dark blue wool with wooden toggle buttons and a hood.

It is an awesome coat and my dad still gets sentimental when I wear it around him. I like it because it is vintage and has a family history, plus it is also VERY warm without being bulky.

Just thought I'd share

 

[PistolPete1969]

Pics...

Sorry...wrong pics

 

[dit dah]

Lovely old duffle that.

I'd be interested to know if the RN did actually issue blue duffle coats as I was under the impression that they were all camel coloured?

I expect a volley of knowledge from the usual clued up types...

 

[Creeping Past]

PP, is there a label? Is this a US Navy version of the Royal Navy coat?

 

[H.Johnson]

The duffle coat itself wasn't specifically a RN only issue. There were two colours - blue and 'drab'. The 'drab' version was issued to the RN. Other arms (and including the Merchant Navy) were issued with both, as far as I can find out. See previous thread for details of duffle coat.

 

[Lone_Ranger]

That coat reminds me of Trevor Howard (Major Calloway), in The Third Man.

 

[Trotsky]

Lovely old duffle that.

I'd be interested to know if the RN did actually issue blue duffle coats as I was under the impression that they were all camel coloured?

I expect a volley of knowledge from the usual clued up types...

Yes, blue was issued, I have a few pics of the two side by side. Seems to be a more Second World War thing, and not postwar, but I could be wrong.