1940s Rem Dri-Dux hunting jacket

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272072396010

This vintage hunting coat was made in the 1940s by Rem Dri-Dux. It is made of heavy canvas with a corduroy collar, large cargo pockets, a double breast pocket, and belt back. This model has an early lined game pouch with round hole Conmar zippers allowing access from the inside of the coat.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 21″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 27-3/4″

1940s Miller western suit

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272040586560

This vintage suit was made in the postwar period, by Miller Western Wear of Denver, Colorado. This is a fairly early variant of the style, made sometime in the late 1940s through early 1950s. It has a three button front, peak lapels, saddlebag pockets and bi-swing shoulders. The pants have western style belt loops and pearl snap pockets.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 18″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 29″

Waist (side to side): 15″ (doubled = 30″)

Outseam: 40-3/4″

Inseam: 29-1/2″

Rise: 11-1/4″

1940s Bouldercord Suit

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401024394768

This vintage work suit was made in the mid-late 1940s. It is made in California of Vat Dyed Mercerized Sanforized Bouldercord whipcord. The jacket is waist length, with small, mid-set flapped patch pockets and a shirt style collar. It has a Talon zipper, with a square hole pull and Talon marked U shaped stop box, which put the date of manufacture in the years immediately after WWII. The pants are flat fronted, and appear to have had original cuffs let down.

Chest (pit to pit): 24-1/2″ (doubled = 49)

Shoulder to shoulder: 22″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 23-3/4″

Waist (side to side): 18″ (doubled = 36″)

Outseam: 46″

Inseam: 31-3/4″

Rise: 14-1/4″

1940s The Hub tweed overcoat

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272040593690

this vintage overcoat was made in the 1940s for the Hub, Harlem, Montana. It is made of oatmeal flecked tweed, in a single breasted cut.

Chest (pit to pit): 24-1/2″ (doubled = 49″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″

Allen Half-belt western jacket

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272041500995

This vintage jacket was made in the late 1940s-early 1950s in Denver Colorado by the Allen Mfg. Co. It is made of gray striped wool, with a belted back with buttoned side adjusters. It has a zipper front with a Talon zipper, with a Talon branded U shaped stop box used in the mid-late 1940s and a rounded corner pull, introduced in the late 1940s. The jacket has handwarmer pockets and steeply angled talon zip breast pocket.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 17-1/4″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 25″

Gordon and Ferguson leather lined gabardine half-belt

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401024813195

This vintage jacket was made in the late 1940s in St. Paul, Minnesota by Gordon & Ferguson under their Field & Stream label. It has a pleated half-belt back, saddlebag pockets, zipped breast pocket and Talon zipper front with Talon marked U shaped stopbox and square holed pull. Interestingly, it has a leather lining in the body, for windproofing.

Chest (pit to pit): 20″ (doubled = 40″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 16-1/2″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/4″

Length (base of collar to hem): 25-3/4″

B-9 Parka

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401025167306

This vintage parka was made in the 1950s. It is nearly identical to a B-9 parka, but with a civilian “Parka” label instead of the military contract label. Somewhat unusually, it has French made Emar zippers.

Chest (pit to pit): 25″ (doubled = 50″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″

Length (base of collar to hem): 33″

Swedish M1909 sheepskin parka

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272043311909

This vintage coat is an M1909, made by Mats Larsson for the Swedish army. It is made of heavyweight canvas with a sheepskin lining and collar. It has canvas tabs for the buttons, large saddlebag pockets with three button closure, and a section of quilted lining at the elbows.

Chest (pit to pit): 26″ (doubled = 52″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/2″

Length (Base of collar to hem): 38-1/2″

1930s-1940s half-belt canvas work jacket

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401023017182
This vintage workwear jacket was made in the late 1930s-1940s. It has a mid-late 1940s Talon zipper, but the stitching is crude and doesn’t match the rest of the stitching on the jacket, so it is very likely a replacement. The jacket is made of heavyweight twill, with handwarmer pockets, a breast pocket, half-belt back and side adjuster belts.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″ (doubled = 42″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/4″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 22-1/2″

WWII Swiss army coat

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272037787824
This vintage jacket was made for the Swiss army. It is made of sage gray/green wool, with a double breasted cut, belted back and Swiss cross buttons.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17-1/2″
Sleeve (Shoulder to cuff): 26″
Length (base of collar to hem): 28-1/2″

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1940s Rem Dri-Dux hunting jacket

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1940s Bouldercord Suit

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Allen Half-belt western jacket

Gordon and Ferguson leather lined gabardine half-belt

B-9 Parka

Swedish M1909 sheepskin parka

1930s-1940s half-belt canvas work jacket

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