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Original U.S. Vietnam War 1969 Dated M-1965 Field Jacket with Skull and Crossbones

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Original Item: Only One Available. The M-1965 field jacket  is a straight front, cold weather, field coat made of water-repellent fabrics. it is now often worn by civilians as an ordinary item of clothing.

The jacket was introduced into U.S. military service in 1965 to replace the M-1951 field jacket which was an improvement on the M-1943 field jacket of World War II design. It has a built-in hood that can be rolled up and fits into a pouch on the back of the neck as opposed to the separate hood that attached to the M-1951. The M-65 also has velcro fasteners on the sleeve cuffs and collar.

The M-65 field jacket was widely used by United States forces during the Vietnam War in which the jacket became useful for troops serving in the central highlands of South Vietnam, especially in cool weather conditions following monsoonal rains. It was a standard issue to U.S. troops participating in several other wars all around the world as well.

Originally introduced in OG-107, it is now produced in a large variety of colors and patterns, including military camouflage. Genuine M65 field coats made to "milspec" for the U.S. government will have a contract number that is set up like .

The M-1965 field jacket can be combined with a button-in insulated lining for cold-weather wear, original ones were produced by the government contractor Gibraltar Co., as well as the button on fur trimmed M51 winter parka hood. Note that only genuine Milspec M65 field coats can button on the winter hoods made for the M51 parka. It was made by Alpha Industries, and John Ownbey Co., Inc. as well as other companies like Propper, Golden Manufacturing, Sportsmaster Inc. and many more, for the military.

The olive drab M-1965 Field Coat  in 2005, a final variant of the field jacket was issued in the then-new Universal Camouflage Pattern, with patches of hook-and-loop fasteners on the sleeves near the shoulder area to match the Army's new ACU uniform design. The U.S. Army ceased issuing the jacket in 2009.

The jacket is a lined hip length design, having a bi-swing back;

The jacket has two bellows type breast pockets and two lower inside hanging pockets all with flap closures secured by snap fasteners. The specification  requires pieces of loop fastener tape in the following positions for insignia: at top of each sleeve for placement of patches; on the right and left sides of the chest directly above the breast pockets for name-tape and U.S. Army tape and a piece of loop fastener tape for the rank centred between the second and third snap fastener on front flap. There are also pieces of fastener tape on the collar tab, under-collar, sleeve tabs and outside of underarm.

The jacket collar incorporates four buttonholes for attachment of a separate fur-ruffed hood .

On the inside of the jacket there are buttons for attaching the insulating liner in cold weather. The liner is specified by MIL-L-43536. It has open underarms, buttonholes at the neck and front edges, and buttonhole tabs at the sleeve bottoms for attaching the liner to the jacket. The liner is quilted and made of polyester batting covered with 3 plies of ripstop nylon cloth. It was redesigned  to make it capable of being worn independently of the field jacket.

The jacket appears in several films including The Street Fighter; Return of the Street Fighter; The Street Fighter's Last Revenge; Taxi Driver; SLC Punk; Serpico; Annie Hall; First Blood; The Exterminator, The Exterminator 2; The Terminator; RoboCop; Jacob's Ladder; Jaws 2, The Goodbye Girl, My Bodyguard, Bloodsport, Running Scared, True Romance, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, 8 Mile, Frozen City, and My Friend Dahmer. It featured prominently on the television series, Gilmore Girls and Freaks and Geeks. Most recently it was worn by Liam Neeson in the film Run All Night; by the character James Sunderland from the video game Silent Hill 2; by the character Lincoln Clay from the video game Mafia III; and sometimes by the character Dean Winchester from the television series Supernatural.

This example is offered in very good condition. The reverse features an ink skull and crossbones with 3/3 on the forehead and "Dicky" '69 underneath.

Approximate Dimensions:
Collar to shoulder: 11.5”
Shoulder to sleeve: 25”
Shoulder to shoulder: 19”
Chest width: 22”
Waist width: 20”
Hip width: 24”
Front length: 25”

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