Dirk Posted September 23, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 23, 2017 A former Mod spotted this a few weeks ago and recommended I acquire it. Chinese made Vandegrift jacket with Chinese made First Mar Div SSI. Cloth is not my area, but it is his. So after getting it in hand, still had no idea....spoke to one of Admin's who also knows cloth and she passed some photos along to one of our SSI gurus...result apparently a good Chinese made SSI and jacket.....what is interesting is it has the same type of snap fasteners under the flaps of the pockets as my fur cap does. So here is another linkage between this type of fasteners and China. No other marking or name on the jacket. Again I would not have recognized what this jacket was, or if it was even good, without the help of several of our knowledgeable members. A big thanks to all on the Fourm that lent their expertise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted September 23, 2017 Share #2 Posted September 23, 2017 Glad you got this one, Dirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted September 23, 2017 Yes J and it wouldn't of happened unless a wise Texas cloth collector had not stepped forward.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted September 23, 2017 Share #4 Posted September 23, 2017 Good looking post-war China-made jacket and fantastic 1stMarDiv patch! Great catch, Dirk. Big congrats! Semper Fi........Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted September 23, 2017 Bob thanks.....j spotted it....his eye is sharp for these type of things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted September 24, 2017 Share #6 Posted September 24, 2017 Never seen one, good eye J and welcome back! s/f D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted September 26, 2017 Share #7 Posted September 26, 2017 Thanks, Darrell....I'm dipping my toes back in the pond. Dirk, you should cross post this to the uniforms section. I'd do it for you put they took my decoder ring away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted September 26, 2017 Done J at your suggestion.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted November 3, 2017 Share #9 Posted November 3, 2017 Great uniform, Dirk. Don't know how I missed this topic. And welcome back Jeremiah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted November 3, 2017 Thanks Tim! J is back and he has an Ansectry account....so you know he is dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted November 4, 2017 Share #11 Posted November 4, 2017 It was one of mine that came out of the rag houses in L.A. You wouldn't believe what people used to give away to Goodwill, etc. that just landed up in rag mills. You can lose your mind if you think of all the rag houses in the country in the seventies, eighties, etc. when most didn't collect U.S. stuff. The things people just threw away would make you cry. A friend who went to the dump, found a sleeve sticking out of a bunch of thrown away clothes. It was an officer's blouse, all bullion insignia, wing, Airborne troop carrier, etc. someone just tossed in the trash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuscher Posted November 5, 2017 Share #12 Posted November 5, 2017 Wow! Thanks for sharing this. I found one of these jackets a couple of years ago and have always thought it was Australian made because of its similar styling to the wool type issued there. Shows how much there is to learn. It looks like mine is nearly identical down to the pocket snaps, though there is just plain jane SSI on it. Thought I'd post a couple of pics for reference. Chris R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted November 5, 2017 Chris that is fantastic! Your right identical right down to the pocket snaps. Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted November 5, 2017 Share #14 Posted November 5, 2017 Thanks for the welcome back, Tim. See, Dirk, I told you..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted November 5, 2017 Share #15 Posted November 5, 2017 Chris, did the marine who had your uniform have holes embroidered for the EGAs or did he poke them through the fabric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted November 5, 2017 Share #16 Posted November 5, 2017 To think of all the uniforms that were turned into rags.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuscher Posted November 5, 2017 Share #17 Posted November 5, 2017 Chris, did the marine who had your uniform have holes embroidered for the EGAs or did he poke them through the fabric? The EGA's were poked right through the material. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted November 5, 2017 Share #18 Posted November 5, 2017 I thought that might be the case. Thanks for confirming, Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted November 5, 2017 Share #19 Posted November 5, 2017 Love the Chinese made 1st Div Patch. Here's my Chinese made FMF-PAC Supply patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted November 6, 2017 Share #20 Posted November 6, 2017 Nice patch, and an interesting belt. Is it the original, or a custom belt. Seems to have different material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted November 8, 2017 Share #21 Posted November 8, 2017 Nice patch, and an interesting belt. Is it the original, or a custom belt. Seems to have different material? Thanks! I think it may have been a custom piece but honestly not sure. The buckle is a very crude brass, I think it may have been Chinese made as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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