Ike Jackets with kilt

[BLAZN]

Remember, Jerry offers a lot of size options...like I'm a 52....a size the military probably never ordered. But he has regular, tall, and fat options for each size.

Um.... I can go to my uniform shop right now and grab an Eisenhower in a 52. Perhaps the WWII era stuff wouldn't be that big, but they certainly make stuff that big these days.

The one I can get looks like this:

[Richland]

The trad Ike jacket has a belt closure at the true waist (higher than belt line). I dont see one on that. Is that a current Navy uniform piece?

[macwilkin]

Um.... I can go to my uniform shop right now and grab an Eisenhower in a 52. Perhaps the WWII era stuff wouldn't be that big, but they certainly make stuff that big these days.

The one I can get looks like this:

That's not an "Ike Jacket", though -- the "Ike Jacket" is a late WWII US uniform, worn into the 1950's with the old "pinks and green" uniform, and based on the British Battledress Blouse.

See this web page for pictures of the battledress:

http://www.eldonspecialties.com/df/c...s/uniforms.htm

Notice the similarities with the links from e-bay.

Cheers,

Todd