Help with jacket ID requsted

[KELORGO]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-USN...item3cd8a5fe4d

I'm hoping somebody on VLJ can hep me with identifying this jacket. It's described as a Navy deck jacket. The link above is to an ebay auction, but I'm hoping to find a model number (example: A2, MA-1, etc.) so I can know what to search for on Google or Bing.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Roughwear]

Sadly the listing has been removed.

 

[KELORGO]

Sorry, Andrew. I'll try to find another posting on ebay and link it here. It's basically a hooded canvas-type pull-over jacket that has cross lacing starting at the chest line and going up toward the neck. I've seen it described as a Navy deck jacket, anorak and rain poncho.

http://lrbushcraft.com/html/100__wool_b ... wool_.html

It looks a lot like the Lester River Bushcraft wool shirt/jacket linked above, but is in a canvas-type material. I linked the LR site, because I know it won't go away at the end of a listing.

Thanks for any help!

KELORGO

 

[Peter Graham]

This sounds like the sort of thing you're talking about. They were used from WW2 till sometime in the 60's as far as I know. The jacket in the link has a spec label with the contract but no model designation, but Navy jackets generally don't.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vtg-WWII-40s-US ... 1c3976955c

 

[KELORGO]

Yes, that's the jacket, and that's the first time I've seen a photo of a tag in one. Thanks for posting the link. Hopefully somebody comes along who can provide some history and info on it.

 

[ciddu]

These jackets are quite common, and many of them have a tag inside, usually with the navy contract number and sometimes with manufacturer's name, too.
Mine has something like "Red Star Co." and a navy contract number on the tag.
I think they were issued from WWII 'til at least the early sixties, and can have some slightly different features.
If I remember correctly the WWII era ones have the U.S.N. stencil on the breast, while the later ones have USN without dots.
There are some with throat buckles, and pockets too, but you may consider them a totally different model.

 

[KELORGO]

Thanks for the info. I guess ebay is the best place to keep looking?

 

[Peter Graham]

Yup. You should have little trouble finding one. Wouldn't mind one myself.

 

[dmar836]

I have one that belonged to my uncle who was on the Intrepid throughout WWII. I'll have a look at it's markings.
Dave

 

[dmar836]

My uncle's does indeed have dots in the "USN"
Dave