Recent content by Spoonbelly

Moving the buttons a 1/4 - 1/2 inch is not much, and probably wouldn't be enough. Why not bring it to a decent tailor and see what they say?

I could be wrong, but I also don't think they made Longs in '49 or '58. I don't know what year they started to make Longs, but I have two Kersey 1969 coats in 46Long. I remember a while back that someone said they thought Longs were started in 1962 as the 1962 tag states an R (regular) there...

The 1949 coats have an exceptional, beautiful Kersey material. I would say very dense, thick and velvetlike. I bought one for my wife but she wasn't interested in it at all ( go figure? ) so I wound up reselling it on eaBy. I currently have a WWII, and a 1950 or a 1951? Both are great Kerseys...

I found it addicting for me. I went from one coat to now ten. I also have a pretty rare size - 46 - 46L(Long). I figured that since 46 46L was that rare, I better stock up on a few. I have 8 Kerseys and 2 Meltons which fill up the moth ball closet in my house. I got these coats about 5 - 10 ten...

Peacoat, Thank you for the heads up. I do have one size 46 WWII peacoat that is in mint condition. Size 48 would be too big for me. My wool closet is also filled to the max. Although I would still love to get my two fantasy coats - a 1949 46Long, and a 1958 46Long. I'm not even sure if those...

A few years ago I had both a '49 and a WWII Coast Guard coat. Both were a tinch small so I resold them on eBay. Both of those coats were exceptional. The wool was just beautiful. What size is your newly acquired '49? If it is a size 46 that is very rare for a '49 coat.

As I mentioned once before I had come across a website which had a photo of a peacoat stating that it was a "1938 USN Peacoat". It appeared to be a WWII edition. Still can't remember where I found it.

Caution!! These pea coats are habit forming. I know as I have fallen victim to them.

I have 2 Kersey coats from 1969. One is labeled 44L (which is mislabeled and really a 46L). The second coat is labeled 46L. Longs in Kersey coats are rare. We're also not sure when they began to issue them. So far 1969 is the earliest year that I know of. However, there certainly could be older...

Peacoat, It was a few years ago (5-7) but I'm pretty sure the inside tag on the WWII CG coat was different then the Navy WWII coat. I'm pretty sure it stated "Coast Guard" on it as opposed to "Naval Clothing Factory". It also did not have the little emblem on the sleeve. The tag however was...

I bought a WWII Coast Guard coat a few years ago. I think it was a size 44, but fit me a tinch small. I resold it on ebay. The Kersey material on that coat was incredible - velvet like, very dense, and very strong. . It was even nicer then my vintage Navy coats. Definitely a different batch of...

Boy, did I luck out a few years ago. I bought a WWII coat on ebay size 46 in almost new condition - the buttons and button holes were still a little tight. The sleeves had also been lengthened a bit so as to fit me better. That was a rare find. Condition wise it's probably my best coat.

Just a thought - I looked up on ebay US Navy Peacoat WWII and a whole bunch came up. Some with good prices and in excellent conditions. Tailors ain't cheap as I have had work done by them on my peacoats that I bought on ebay.

Peacoat - Was wondering - what year is the last Kersey. I thought that it was 1972? Also if I remember correctly the first few years of Melton coats were a dark blue color and not black? Do you know what year they started to make the coats in black Melton?

I don't remember if this was addressed before. Were there any vintage Kersey US Navy Pea Coats issued to women? If so, they must be extremely rare. I don't think I ever came across one during my ebay peacoat hunting days.