As anyone who regularly follows me will know, not only am I British, but a huge wax jacket lover, I've had more wax over the years than I care to think. Barbour is up there with my favourite brands, and this is foremost amongst my favourite styles, the classic Solway DPM. Whilst never officially issued to the British Army - though I had heard that some unit procured them - these jackets did come about as a result of the Falklands. So popular were the Durhams with soldiers, the Barbour created a camo version in the Solway and another pattern called the Military. This is an example of the former, a wonderful Solway. This example is a two crest, and dated to approx 1983.
Condition
Well used and repaired. This came to me in a sorry state, but has been fully cleaned, rewaxed and repaired. There are 4 patches I've applied to the lining (using original lining fabric), and two repairs to the shell (again using original Barbour dpm fabric). The belt is an original Barbour replacement as the original was lost when I got the jacket. She's faded with patina, but years of wear left!
Size
- Tagged a 42
- Fits large
- Pit to pit 23"
- Shoulder to shoulder (approx as it's raglan) 19"
- Shoulder to cuff (approx as it's raglan) 24"
- Collar to hem 34"