US Navy Pre-War Peacoat - Good Condition - Size 40 Some fading but otherwise perfect

Some fading but otherwise perfect

This is adjustable

It comes supplied on a brand new Nato strap

but this is from the early 1950s

Pendant 4" from ring to key tip

US Navy Pre-War Peacoat - Good Condition - Size 40 Some fading but otherwise perfectI 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 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