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The jacket was in a lot worse condition than the seller described, but with this forum once I was able to date it as a 1949 - it wasn't going back! The chances of finding another this side of the pond are very remote, particularly one that fits me from the get go. I had a missing button on the...

£140 with a tip as they did a great job, I also had a shopping list of wants! The coat itself was £50 originally which included shipping. The Corduroy pockets were sewn through with the buttons, the rest of the buttons were hanging (literally) by a thread. These were taken out, moved and resewn...

Mine is a Size 40, I really got lucky as didn't know it was a 1949 till after I'd bought it.

Got the 1949 back from the Dry Cleaners, i'll do some close up's of the work the Tailors did tomorrow. I think they did a great job!

Amazingly I have just managed to finish plowing through the entire thread, and the one remaining question I have was mentioned in the two posts before I joined :-D I've obtained replacement buttons for my Peacoat and am just waiting for a day off so I can pop the thing to the Tailors. I've...

Looking at replacement buttons, I need to buy some before I can send the Pea Coat off to the tailors. Ebay is showing a number in the US but the cost of shipping is ... significant :-/ I was thinking of maybe snipping the remaining top left hidden button and keeping it as a spare. Then...

It took me a while as i've been busy, the pics aren't in the right order or just the "best" in general am afraid :( But thanks to Mr Peacoat - I am a happy English bloke! 1949 US Navy Pea Coat Size 40 Three visible buttons each side, two non visible - one missing. Externally has some moth...

My 1949 Pea Coat arrived!! It's in a little rougher shape that the seller advertised but it fits like a dream (size 40). Originally I was going to get the Fidelity Pea Coat I have resized at a tailors (size 52), its still a good coat but repairs are hopefully going to be more cost effective than...

Hi All, I joined this forum because of the Pea Coat thread, I actually was looking for information on one I already had (and thought was Navy issued) but was educated on that! I have a genuine coat coming from Ebay, is anyone able to help identify the date from the contract number in the...