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Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

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Finally got one of those Alpha M-65 jackets, made in China civilian spec, in Schimanski tan colour. It's damned thick and heavy, even though it's relatively new and made for the civilian market. The size is large and it's huge in the chest (26") although once the drawstrings are snugged up it actually fits quite well. Worth the price, frankly. The only negative is the velcro cuffs don't snug up as far as they should.
 

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Finally got one of those Alpha M-65 jackets, made in China civilian spec, in Schimanski tan colour. It's damned thick and heavy, even though it's relatively new and made for the civilian market. The size is large and it's huge in the chest (26") although once the drawstrings are snugged up it actually fits quite well. Worth the price, frankly. The only negative is the velcro cuffs don't snug up as far as they should.
When your weather gets cold let us know how warm it is.

Did a liner come with it?
 

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When your weather gets cold let us know how warm it is.

Did a liner come with it?
It's already far too cold here for anything like that, haha! No liner, just the jacket. Snagged it off eBay, supposedly new, but I suspect worn once or twice only. Basically mint. It comes out ahead of my Rothco, Mil-Tec, and Tru-Spec versions, which I've talked about before, although it's a pretty close race quality-wise for anyone who's not super nitpicky. the Alpha has the heaviest shell by some distance. On some details the Mil-Tec is slightly better, or at least more authentic to the vintage jackets from the 1960s etc, by contrast the Alpha follows the modernized M-65 spec, with the Tru-Spec the last spec before cancellation.
 

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Colin Farrell in the film "Triage" wearing a civilian M-65.

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of all the 60's and 70's made m65's army issued, in peoples opinion what maker was or considred the best
alpha's ownbeys so sew etc or were they much of muchness quality wise.
 

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of all the 60's and 70's made m65's army issued, in peoples opinion what maker was or considred the best
alpha's ownbeys so sew etc or were they much of muchness quality wise.
Military suppliers have to follow the mil-specs for whatever garment they're producing but to be clear there is wiggle room and the military isn't going to be too picky about minor issues especially during wartime so quality can vary quite a bit even from the same brand/supplier. When people get into vintage military stuff they want someone to say "buy this item, made in this year, by this supplier" but no such conclusion can be reached. Basically, in terms of the vintage jackets, there won't be a single "best" one. Just look at the photos of the jacket for sale carefully, compare them to photos of other jackets for sale and the photos posted in this thread, and if you do that enough for long enough you'll be able to spot the individual jackets which are better quality.
 

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