watchmanjimg
Well-Known Member
Just picked up this nice US Navy deck jacket in OD "jungle cloth" with wool/alpaca lining. Although this one resembles the type used in WW2 and Korea, it appears to be dated 1960 per the spec label. Regardless of its vintage, this jacket offers the heavy construction of the earlier models and I'm very pleased to have it in my collection. It's a decent size 42R and in quite solid condition apart from a small hole along the edge of the left cuff and scattered rusty stains here and there. It sports a brass Talon zip and inner storm cuffs. All original buttons are present as well. Finally, the rear of the jacket bears the stencil of USS Saratoga, a carrier that saw action in the latter part of the Vietnam conflict. Enjoy!