March 13, 20251 yr #26 4 hours ago, JohnK83882 said: Since it's so distinctive I'm guessing there's some memo telling them to do it this way or maybe it broke out as a trend among the guys in one base. I've seen this described as "victory stitching", implying that this was a trend at the end of the war/during occupation to make the uniform more flashy.
March 13, 20251 yr #27 6 minutes ago, eaglerunner88 said: I've seen this described as "victory stitching", implying that this was a trend at the end of the war/during occupation to make the uniform more flashy. If you can find it, post it here. Thanks. Here's a bit about it discussed earlier.
March 14, 20251 yr #29 The style is correct for WWII because it has the single button at the bottom, not the two smaller ones like in the 50s
March 14, 20251 yr #30 On 3/13/2025 at 3:43 PM, Dave said: Most I've seen were one-offs done by soldiers who were bored and had plenty of thread to use on their way home. It's a nice Korean War Ike jacket. I'd ask $75 for it if I was selling and be happy with $60. 100% with Dave on this one price wise. Can see the uniform going for $60 but this saying this is $150+ should take a gander at the Make Offer page or even this forum for the difficulty of getting anything more than $50 - $75 for standard uniforms. Regarding the "age" of the ike, WW2 period items were used decades after they were issued and I have seen cross-stitching on Korean War period items in the past. Definitely a nice Korean period piece
March 14, 20251 yr #31 A “boring” non-combat Korean War Ike is a very tough sell. Based on my experiences with selling my off my uniform collection, I wouldn’t expect to get much north of $40 for one like this. My best sales potential would be to a size 40 re-enactor who would strip it and wear it.
March 15, 20251 yr #32 20 hours ago, KurtA said: A “boring” non-combat Korean War Ike is a very tough sell. Based on my experiences with selling my off my uniform collection, I wouldn’t expect to get much north of $40 for one like this. My best sales potential would be to a size 40 re-enactor who would strip it and wear it. Perfectly summarized.
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