US Navy Mid WW2 Peacoat - Mint Condition - Size 38 Fits large

Fits large

Four pocket construction with a nice dark red blanket lining

widely issued during WW2 to both USAAF and Navy aircrew

Macy & Co forerunner of the modern Macy's

This example features a cotton outer shell with wool liner

US Navy Mid WW2 Peacoat - Mint Condition - Size 38 Fits largeI love a good deck jacket, and whilst the blue jungle cloth jacket get most of the attention, it's the humble peacoat that really started it all. The word peacoat is stems from the Dutch word 'pije', which means a coat made of thick wool, and and likely comes from the early 18th century. But it was the British and the heyday of the Royal Navy which really made the peacoat synonymous with the sea. The US Navy, in the very late 1800s would take