The NAF Jacket is a ghost from 1944. The Navy only ran it for a heartbeat before killing the line, which makes the real ones near impossible to find. Collectors call it treasure. They’re not wrong.
This thing sits between the N1 Deck and the Deck Zip, a bastard child of two heavyweights. Blouson cut like the early ones, but lined thick like the later beasts. Built to take salt, cold, and the grind of work without breaking you down.
It might be the best design the Navy ever coughed up in the forties. Tough as hell, warm enough to get you through nights on steel decks with the wind chewing at your bones.
Specs for the purists:
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Outer: Jungle Cloth, 100% cotton
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Inside: 100% virgin wool, woven thick
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Two big outer pockets
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One roomy inner pocket
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Talon zipper that eats years for breakfast
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Ribbed knit cuffs to lock the cold out
It wasn’t around long, but it outlived the war in spirit.