Gavin D. Posted May 14, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 14, 2020 Hi all, Thought I'd share my Merrill's Marauders uniform that I have had for some time. It is lined with like a blue silk lining and underneath the pockets. It has a nice theater made patch with a CBI patch on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted May 14, 2020 Share #2 Posted May 14, 2020 Fantastic jacket, can’t say I’ve ever seen one lined like that before. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hzamar Posted May 15, 2020 Share #3 Posted May 15, 2020 That is a very cool jacket. Do you think the jacket itself is tailor made or GI issue? It looks like the pockets are a bit different than the GI model. It could be from when they added the blue material but it just looks a little different. Light blue for infantry? Again, really neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted May 15, 2020 Share #4 Posted May 15, 2020 Great uniform! Is the uniform named! Would love to see some more pics of the lining! I wonder if this was done with more CBI?Merrill's Marauder jackets? Is there a manufactuers tag in the jacket? Almost looks like a 50's era jacket with the pocket snaps. Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin D. Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted May 15, 2020 12 hours ago, hzamar said: That is a very cool jacket. Do you think the jacket itself is tailor made or GI issue? It looks like the pockets are a bit different than the GI model. It could be from when they added the blue material but it just looks a little different. Light blue for infantry? Again, really neat. That is a great question. I always thought it was a GI issued jacket and the GI modified it to how he liked it. It could very well be a tailor made jacket though I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin D. Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted May 15, 2020 9 hours ago, huntssurplus said: Great uniform! Is the uniform named! Would love to see some more pics of the lining! I wonder if this was done with more CBI?Merrill's Marauder jackets? Is there a manufactuers tag in the jacket? Almost looks like a 50's era jacket with the pocket snaps. Hunt Unfortunately the uniform is not named. I will take some more pictures of the lining later and double check, but I am pretty sure there is no manufacturers tag present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted May 15, 2020 Share #7 Posted May 15, 2020 Great Jacket! I suspect it is tailor made. The buttons are not issue. Very nice item! Thanks for showing it. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin D. Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted May 15, 2020 Thanks. Looking closer I would say it was tailor made most likely in japan as the clip that was used on the bottom of the jacket reads "Made As Japan." I'm used to seeing Made in Japan or made in occupied Japan, but that is the first time I've seen it as that. Also, attached are a few more pics of the lining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted May 15, 2020 Share #9 Posted May 15, 2020 Wow interesting! Maybe "Made as Japan" is a typo? I wonder why the blue silk was chosen as a lining. Definitely a unique jacket for sure! Thanks for sharing! Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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