US Navy Pre-WW1 1910 Peacoat - Mint Condition

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 style peacoat style which,  though updated though various iterations, only ceased to be issued in 2020.

And this is probably the most beautiful, and certainly the most sought after of them all, the 1910 peacoat, also know as the WW1 peacoat. Distinct from its later siblings with four pockets (the two waist pockets would be removed in the 1930s), longer length, 10 buttons (it would later change to 8), and beautiful 13 star & anchor buttons. This style would be issued from around 1910 through until the 30s when it would be replaced by the a more simple garment. This is a super early example likely made in the 1910s with rounded pockets and light wool lining.

Condition

Excellent mint condition. Some light wear to the collar and one hole on the lining. A few very light areas of mothing. The buttons have been re-stitched at some point very poorly, through the pockets etc and there is one button missing, though I have a spare button available, I can restitch if the new owner would like. One button hole has split slightly. Overall an excellent example.

Size

• No size tag, but equivalent measurement of a 42 
• Pit to pit 22"
• Shoulder to shoulder 19"
• Shoulder to cuff 25"
• Collar to hem 33"