US Army 1964 Exposed Button 1st Pattern Jungle Jacket with Patches First introduced in 1948

First introduced in 1948

A great piece of trench art

and labeled as 'new' - and quickly became the staple jacket for the explosion in popularity of motorcycling in postwar Britain

But it was the British and the heyday of the Royal Navy which really made the peacoat synonymous with the sea

US Army 1964 Exposed Button 1st Pattern Jungle Jacket with Patches First introduced in 1948A much sought after item, the 1963 advisor type Jungle Jacket. The design is very much descendent of the M42 paratrooper jump jacket, and the jungle jacket would become the standard fatigue wear of the US military in Vietnam. This early 1964 first pattern version features exposed buttons, which would be covered on later patterns as they were getting caught in the bush, and epaulettes. This example is beautifully patched and embroidered to a US Army