Atticus
Well-Known Member
I bought another M-65 from ebay and it just arrived. As you can see, its woodland camo. I'm not jumping up and down about camo field jackets, but they're dirt cheap, so I bid a little bit on this one. I let another woodland M-65 go that ended up not even selling for its ten dollar opening bid.
When I was looking at the auction photos, I couldn't really make out the SPO number, but I knew the jacket wasn't a knock off. Today, I find that it was made in 1996. Up until now, I would have said the good old M-65 was discontinued around 1992. I guess not.
You know, the quality of these newer M-65s is not bad. I especially like the nylon zipper. I've also got one of the tri-color desert camo ones (1989), and it has been a real work horse for me. Its warm (with the liner in place) and I wear it when I'm doing anything that could crud up a nicer jacket.
AF
When I was looking at the auction photos, I couldn't really make out the SPO number, but I knew the jacket wasn't a knock off. Today, I find that it was made in 1996. Up until now, I would have said the good old M-65 was discontinued around 1992. I guess not.
You know, the quality of these newer M-65s is not bad. I especially like the nylon zipper. I've also got one of the tri-color desert camo ones (1989), and it has been a real work horse for me. Its warm (with the liner in place) and I wear it when I'm doing anything that could crud up a nicer jacket.
AF