60s M-65 SECOND PATTERN FIELD JACKET

BRAND ROLANE SPORTSWEAR, INC.

DESCRIPTION
A cool second pattern M-65 Field Jacket from the Vietnam Era.
Very good size and still in a good deep green colour.
Nickel Scovill zipper. Velcro fasteners. Shoulder epaulettes. Made in USA. Small contract production. Strings adjusters. Four pockets. Blah-blah-blah...

The M-1965 Field Jacket (also abbreviated as M-65) was introduced into U.S. military service in 1965 to replace the M-1951 field jacket. It has a built-in hood that can be rolled up and fits into a pouch on the back of the neck. The M-65 also has velcro fasteners on the sleeve cuffs and collar.
Despite the M-65’s association with a hugely unpopular war and emergent military-industrial complex, the jacket gained a following among the counter-culture.
Its slouchy profile worn by anti-war protesters and hippies partially divested the jacket from its previous military context. Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976) and Woody Allen in Annie Hall (1977) both wear the M-65 and neither is an especially well-adjusted member of society. The M-65 was a well-made field jacket and a powerful symbol that, depending on the wearer, could subvert or support a new era of unpopular American militancy.
The olive drab M-1965 Field Coat (commonly called the M-65 Field Jacket) was issued until late 1980s.

FABRIC Nylon Cotton Sateen OG-107.

YEAR 1969.

CONDITION
Amazing vintage condition. Light signs of wear. Zipper and buttons all in working condition. Labels still present. Hood is missing.

SIZE ON LABEL MEDIUM REGULAR. Please see actual measurements and estimated size.

ESTIMATED SIZE men M-L / women L-XL.

MEASUREMENTS
Chest (pit to pit) - 24 inches.
Length - 31 inches.
Sleeve (shoulder to hem) - 25 inches.
Sleeve (pit to hem) - 18 inches.
Shoulders - 20 inches.