US Navy Pre-War Peacoat - Good Condition - Size 40 A great late 1950s/early 60s

A great late 1950s/early 60s chore jacket from Big Mac

Pendant 4" from ring to key tip

Fits from a modern medium to large depending upon desired fit

I believe this beauty of a cap would have been made in Japan in the late 1950s for an officer sailining on the USS Acme

Chain measures approx 10

US Navy Pre-War Peacoat - Good Condition - Size 40 A great late 1950s/early 60sI 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 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 inspiration