US Navy Mid WW2 Peacoat - Mint Condition - Size 38 Used but solid

Used but solid

He was unfortunately killed in 1942 when his ship

Look twice and you'd think this was a WW2 chore with three pockets

Tagged a size 38

There are a few tiny moth nips to the wool

US Navy Mid WW2 Peacoat - Mint Condition - Size 38 Used but solidI 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 is 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