Replica WWII Battlejackets with Kilts

[Riverkilt]

Okay, this time whipping this horse with some pics to back it up. You all know I'm a nut for What Price Glory's replica War 2 battlejackets, both because they look great with kilts due to their short waist - and because they allow me to honor my father's service as a Flying Sergeant in the RAF and a Captain in the Army Air Corps...and my uncle's service in the Army as an infantryman on the front lines across Europe.

I've decorated my jackets as replicas, but they look great undecorated too.

Here are some pics.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...0&h=1&y=-2henh

And, I do have my eye on the British Army battlejacket...

Ron

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Ron,

Great pics (as usual!). I wish I had an occasion to wear some like that. The only person I know served was my uncle in the Air Force, and my grandfather on my father's side who served in the Navy, and my grandfather on my mother's side, but I am not sure of what branch, but I think Army. Time to dig into some more family history. I could honor my wife's father as he is a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer.

I don't think either service has any jackets that would be appropriate for wear with the kilt, but if you know differently, especially about the Navy, let me know.

[Alan]

Ron,
The Navy has a dinner dress jacket that works very well with a kilt. It is a short jacket similar to the BB jacket. I comes with gold buttons but silver buttons can be purchased for .25 cents each. There are six buttons on the jacket. The cost of the jacket is $160.00 which is less expensive than a PC jacket. It is made of black wool and looks as though it was made for a kilt. I have only seen the jacket on the Uniform web site though. I don't know if this helps or not but just thought I would let you know about it.

[Alan]

Sorry, that last post was ment for Kiltedcodewarrior.

[James]

To be helpful rather than critical.

With regard to the British Army jacket, in the early years of WW2, some units wore the service dress jacketsthat is the skirted jacket as for WW1. However this was being replaced by the battle dress-the upper garment being the 'battle dress blouse', akin to the golf-flying jacket: this last is I think the garment under consideration.

James

[mbhandy]

The US Airforce has a Flight Parka that is reversable greeen outside and dayglow inside for easy pickup visability and it is real warm and short waisted for sitting in the cockpit.

MrBill