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Looking for "IKE Jacket"

1961MJS

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DUKE NUKEM said:
Looking for "IKE Jacket"
It buckles on the bottom.

Hi, the Ike Jacket that buckles on the bottom is really British Battle Dress.

Ike Jacket:

http://www.atthefront.com/us/uniforms/images/ikejackets/us_uni_Ike_layout.jpg

British Battle Dress:

http://onlinemilitaria.net/shopexd.asp?id=3110&bc=no

The buckles on the bottom of the Ike Jacket aren't closures, they're adjustment. I have stuff from both vendors, but not an Ike Jacket or Battle Dress, both are decent companies though ATF has slightly better quality lately, and shipping is less from Kentucky than from UAE. :D

Later
 

WolfeMan

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1961MJS said:
Hi, the Ike Jacket that buckles on the bottom is really British Battle Dress.

Ike Jacket:

http://www.atthefront.com/us/uniforms/images/ikejackets/us_uni_Ike_layout.jpg

British Battle Dress:

http://onlinemilitaria.net/shopexd.asp?id=3110&bc=no

The buckles on the bottom of the Ike Jacket aren't closures, they're adjustment. I have stuff from both vendors, but not an Ike Jacket or Battle Dress, both are decent companies though ATF has slightly better quality lately, and shipping is less from Kentucky than from UAE. :D

Later
Actually, while similar, these are two completely different jackets. The Ike jacket was developed by the US, it was meant to be an extra layer under the field jacket to keep warm (not that it was worn like that very often) and was patterned after the British battledress, but is NOT the same jacket.
And for the original poster,
http://www.atthefront.com/us/uniforms/ikejackets.html
Wolfe
 

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