phantomfixer Posted July 2, 2021 Share #1 Posted July 2, 2021 Picked this up Sunday..sz42 M69D Transport jacket Nice goatskin and mounton collar A few dings, but all the zippers work Leather is still soft and flexible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted July 3, 2021 Share #2 Posted July 3, 2021 Those are great jackets. Underrated for sure. I posted one years ago that belonged to Captain Wright of the USS Augusta during the time of the Atlantic Charter. I actually wore it in upstate NY to class once(against my better judgement) and it was very warm. Lost a button in a brief snowball fight between classes. Maybe that’s why I have a huge aversion to wearing old jackets. Nice score! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZPhil Posted July 4, 2021 Share #3 Posted July 4, 2021 That's a nice one!! Good size to boot!! Semper Fi Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted September 27, 2021 Share #4 Posted September 27, 2021 Do you have better pics of it? It looks different from the ones I have seen. It looks like this one has a full length zipper and a zipper pocket on the chest. Do you have pics of the label? THanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted September 29, 2021 The tag and chest pocket zipper main zip is about 3/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted September 29, 2021 Share #6 Posted September 29, 2021 i had never seen one like this. very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_k Posted September 29, 2021 Share #7 Posted September 29, 2021 It is another type (earlier???) of M69-F coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted September 29, 2021 D versus F makes sense...in the timeline and upgrades to construction..(?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted September 29, 2021 Share #9 Posted September 29, 2021 Interesting variant. Have never seen that either. Wonder what years that was prevalent? So mine has no tag but was from the family of Capt Wright who provided a letter and photocopy of a pic during the Atlantic Charter meeting on his ship. Based on the pattern it is an F. Since the Atlantic Charter was August, 1941 I'm wondering if this M-69F jacket was with him on board at the time or if he likely acquired it later? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted September 30, 2021 Share #10 Posted September 30, 2021 D version is not very common. From what i could find on the web only Willis and Geiger made them. Now i want one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted September 30, 2021 Share #11 Posted September 30, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 2:26 PM, jerry_k said: It is another type (earlier???) of M69-F coat. Based on other Willis & Geiger Inc. contracts (see below) it was a pre-war design, manufactured sometime between July 1940 and June 1941, for less than $50,000. The "F" version was a simplification of the "D", replacing the zippered front and pocket with buttons and slash pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted October 1, 2021 Share #12 Posted October 1, 2021 Thanks for the info Paul. How did you get the $50k amount? Do you have the contract info for 1940-1941? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted October 1, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 1, 2021 Tom, This list of war contracts only shows those that are over $50,000. Since the "D' model doesn't appear, it is assumed the order amount was below $50,000. The first contract shown for Willis & Geiger is from 7/40 in the amount of $244,000 and it has a lower contract number than shown on the label of the "D". The next contract shown, for $202,000, is from 6/41 and has a higher contract number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted October 1, 2021 Share #14 Posted October 1, 2021 that makes sense Paul. Thanks for the info. i wish i knew how many units they made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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