Yeah, check your phonebook and see if there are any army surplus stores in your area. Here you can buy old army jackets for five dollars.
i bought an army jacket from an army surplus store here for like $27 i need to go back and get patches because im trying to make a replica of john lennon's
I love army surplus stores. We have a good one in town, lots of camping & survival gear too. I got one of my favorite jackets there. If you don't have one near you, there are tons of websites if you just do a google search. Or try a thrift shop.
yeah heres him in it my jacket pretty much looks like that. i might get it altered so it fits tighter like that and i found the same patches he has i just need to buy them
That's not a jacket, it's a shirt - the predecessor to the top of a set of BDUs (Battle Dress Utilities). The great "army jacket" is the Vietnam-era all cotton olive drab field jacket (M-65) that is very hard to find now. The color washes out to a light green and they get as soft as flannel but still turn the wind; you can stand to wear it open in hot weather, and it's fairly warm zipped up when it's cold. Only jacket/coat I owned for several years. The newer ones are part poly-something and stay dark and a bit stiff after washing. If you can find one of the old M-65s, you won't regret buying it.
If you have no luck at your local surplus store, which might just be the case, they mostly have only the camo versions of the shirts and jackets, you can try the sportsmans guide, they offer od green versions like John wore, usually from military outfits from overseas. Good luck.... Peace... Farmout
I have three or four persian gulf jackets. Not quite as cool, but Ive done some neat things to them. My uncles gave them to me for free...he had a full bag of fatiques (wow i cant spell) that he just handed over. Ask around you might be suprized.
yeah, my boyfriend got his great-grandpa's WW2 marines jacket-it still has his patches, decorations, etc. on there, but what is really cool is that his last name, white, which is also my boyfriend's name, is still on the breast.
hey, if you're still looking i have one that id be willing to sell. it's basically brand new, ive only worn it for the pics, ill sell it for like $30. idk if it's what you're lookin for or if it'll fit you, but here's pics so you check it out. http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m365/pokemon_master420/jacket001.jpg http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m365/pokemon_master420/jacket002.jpg
I have this light jacket ("COAT, MAN'S, COMBAT, TROPICAL" is what the tag says) I found for like $9 at an antique store in Illinois. It's full of holes though so I'm in the process of patching it up.
