W&G M444 Looks Nice

[sideshowjoe]

What do you think of this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-WWII-NAVY-L ... dZViewItem

Regards,
Joe

 

[Falcon_52]

It looks to be in excellent condition. I wish I was a lot smaller...

Noel

 

[Roughwear]

Yes it does look nice. The pictures could be clearer. Does anyone know whether the contract number is correct for WW2 issue? I know W & G made repro naval jackets and I hope this is not one of them! The small size tends to suggest that it is original.

 

[John Lever]

Yes it does look nice. The pictures could be clearer. Does anyone know whether the contract number is correct for WW2 issue? I know W & G made repro naval jackets and I hope this is not one of them! The small size tends to suggest that it is original.

Looks too good to me. The collar is as new.

 

[Hunter57]

Looks far too new. Nice flat pockets, and hardly any wear visible.

 

[Peter Graham]

I'm not so sure. If it is a repro then it's a pretty good one. A closeup of the zipper would answer the question.

 

[wop54]

According to Wikipedia there have been only 246 four star admirals in the history of the US Navy. Of these 14 entered the Navy via the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corp (NROTC). Of these 14, only a few during WW2. My question is: who sells such a piece of history with a reserve price of 50 USD? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_four-star_admirals .Cheers, Carlo

 

[John Lever]

I have had two of these jackets both were identical to this one. The seller lists a wide range of used goods and is not a specialist military seller.

 

[deeb7]

Does anyone know whether the contract number is correct for WW2 issue?

Yes, the contract number is correct ... Full Gear notes nickel-plated buckles, khaki wool cuffs.

 

[John Lever]

Does anyone know whether the contract number is correct for WW2 issue?

Yes, the contract number is correct ... Full Gear notes nickel-plated buckles, khaki wool cuffs.

khaki wool cuffs now where have I heard of that before ?

 

[Peter Graham]

There is now a pic of the zipper but it's not very sharp. The tape seems to be HBT and the teeth look suitably tarnished but I'm not sure about the slider. I've compared it to the Talon on my M-445 and it's pretty close but the photo is just not good enough. Did M-444's come in different lenghts ? My M-445 is a standard 40.

 

[Roughwear]

There is now a pic of the zipper but it's not very sharp. The tape seems to be HBT and the teeth look suitably tarnished but I'm not sure about the slider. I've compared it to the Talon on my M-445 and it's pretty close but the photo is just not good enough. Did M-444's come in different lenghts ? My M-445 is a standard 40.

It does look like a wartime Talon. The slider appears to be of the double-marked brass variety.

 

[John Lever]

I concede it's not a repro. My jackets both had paper clip type zips.

 

[berserker3]

Hi all. One of the pictures, the one where you see the pocket, looks to be from another jacket. Why is that?
Kind regards
Mike

 

[Roughwear]

Hi all. One of the pictures, the one where you see the pocket, looks to be from another jacket. Why is that?
Kind regards
Mike

It's the same jacket, but the camera setting was different for the close and perhaps the light had changed, hence the lighter colour.