GENUINE US MILITARY ISSUE / SURPLUS
M1965 FIELD JACKET
1980’S TO 1990’S – WOODLAND
CAMOUFLAGE
ITEM: US
MILITARY FIELD JACKET, COLD WEATHER COAT, JACKET, PARKA
NOMENCLATURE: COAT, COLD
WEATHER: FIELD, CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN or SIMILAR
NSN: 8415-01-099-7832 or
SIMILAR
COLOR: SHADES of
BLACK, BROWN, GREEN, & TAN
PATTERN: WOODLAND
CAMO CAMOUFLAGE
ERA OF ISSUE: 1980’s - 1990’s
COUNTRY of MFR: MADE IN THE USA
SIZE: SEE
LISTING TITLE & ITEM SPECIFICS
PROCUREMENT SOURCE: GENUINE US MILITARY SURPLUS
ACQUIRED THROUGH PROPER CHANNELS
CONDITION: GOOD to VERY GOOD CONDITION – MAY HAVE MINOR FADE IN CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN, NO HOLES OR OTHER DEFECTS - SEE PHOTOS of ACTUAL JACKET FOR APPROXIMATE CONDITION
FEATURES:
·
MAIN CLOSURE
OF COAT IS ZIPPER WITH SNAP CLOSURE STORM FLAP
·
DRAWSTRING AT
WAIST AND BOTTOM OF JACKET TO OFFER SECURE FIT
·
THE FRONT OF
THE JACKET HAS TWO LARGE HIP POCKETS AND TWO MEDIUM-SIZED BREAST POCKETS, BOTH
SETS OF POCKETS ARE TRIPLE STITCHED
·
THE REAR OF
THE COLLAR OF THE JACKET FEATURES A ZIPPER WHICH HOUSES A ROLL-AWAY HOOD
·
GENUINE M65
FIELD JACKETS ARE MADE IN THE USA TO US MIL-SPEC (MILITARY SPECIFICATION) FOR
ISSUE TO ALL US MILITARY BRANCHES IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER
·
JACKET CAN BE
COMBINED WITH A BUTTON-IN INSULATED LINER FOR COLD-WEATHER WEAR
ABOUT THE M1965 FIELD
JACKET:
THE M-1965 FIELD JACKET
IS THE EVOLUTION OF A DESIGN THAT STARTED PRIOR TO WWII. THE M65 WAS ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED IN 1965 AND
WAS MADE IN OLIVE DRAB GREEN SDHADE OG-107.
THE M65 FIELD JACKET OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN A WIDE VARIETY
OF COLORS AND CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS BY US MILITARY CLOTHING CONTRACTIORS FOR
MILITARY ISSUE AS WELL AS COMMERCIALLY FOR RETAIL SALE.