US Navy Early-Mid WW2 Peacoat with Embroidered Dragon - Size 38 A few areas of wear

A few areas of wear and tear but largely pretty good

But it was the British and the heyday of the Royal Navy which really made the peacoat synonymous with the sea

Collar to hem 22

and covered button cuffs

and it's rather unusual to find a Swiss made watch that would have been issued

US Navy Early-Mid WW2 Peacoat with Embroidered Dragon - Size 38 A few areas of wearI love a good deck jacket, and whilst the blue jungle cloth jacket get most of the attention, it's the humble peacoat that really started it all. The word peacoat is stems from the Dutch word 'pije', which means a coat made of thick wool, and and likely comes from the early 18th century. But it was the British and the heyday of the Royal Navy which really made the peacoat synonymous with the sea. The US Navy, in the very late 1800s would take