I 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 inspiration from the British reefer jacket and create their own peacoat which, though updated though various iterations, only ceased to be issued in 2020.
This particular example has an N140 contract number placing it as being manufactured around 1947-52.
Condition
Deadstock and perfect
Size
- Tagged a 44
- Fits an XL
- Pit to pit 24"
- Shoulder to shoulder 20"
- Shoulder to cuff 26"
- Collar to hem 32"