US Navy Pre-War Peacoat - Good Condition - Size 40 known as WWW (wrist watch

known as WWW (wrist watch waterproof)

shoulder to shoulder 18"

called a knockensack

A nice early example of the classic West Point cadet jacket

Very good strong blue to the denim with the areas of minor wear and fading

US Navy Pre-War Peacoat - Good Condition - Size 40 known as WWW (wrist watchI love a good deck jacket, and whilst the blue jungle cloth jacket get most of the attention, it's the humble peacoat that really started it all. The word peacoat stems from the Dutch word 'pije', which means a coat made of thick wool, and and likely comes from the early 18th century. But it was the British and the heyday of the Royal Navy which really made the peacoat synonymous with the sea. The US Navy, in the very late 1800s would take inspiration