US Navy Pre-War Peacoat - Good Condition - Size 40 This example dates to 1965

This example dates to 1965

Judging by the oilcloth tag in the neck

It comes supplied on a brand new Nato strap

This is adjustable

but this is from the early 1950s

US Navy Pre-War Peacoat - Good Condition - Size 40 This example dates to 1965I 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