Talk:M-1965 field jacket

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I have a "Round" collar M-1965 (Navy) maybe?. But cannont find anything about that configuration. I also just picked up an EARLY M-1965 as it has Velcro and a sewn-in M-1951 Hood. So what is it?

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I would find it interesting to learn who the original manufacturer is/was (maybe back then and now) as there are a few versions and copies of that jacket out there and several manufacturers claim that they sell "the original". The most prominent probably being Alpha Industries, who also claim on their homepage that they sell clothes "inspired" by military gear. IMHO that must mean they do not manufacture the original. Right? Wrong? --84.186.131.218 (talk) 14:01, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Found a source. http://www.btinternet.com/~nsinbath/m65.htm --84.186.134.183 (talk) 10:32, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Maybe to add
Maybe we can add a new section for cultural references?

For example, an M-65 jacket was worn by Robert De Niro's character throughout the cult movie Taxi Driver, etc. --KpoT (talk) 16:11, 26 April 2010 (UTC)


 * It has been done, but unfortunately has taken over the page and accounts for about 50% of it, far more than it should. An editor removed most of the cruft in June 2013, but an IP editor reverted without giving a rationale. 220  of  Borg 14:04, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

The M-65 hood..... badly researched!
Of course the built in hood does not "roll up" and of course does not "fit into a pouch on the back of the neck". The hood is instead concealed under the zip on the back of the neck, but does in fact not roll up. It's been folded, and then tucked away under the zip so that it lies flat on your back, between outer shell and inner lining. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mike Augusto (talk • contribs) 15:53, 26 May 2013 (UTC)


 * THIS. I accidentally mentioned this exact detail below; it was almost the first thing in the document, and was so wrong I couldn't go on. I'll come back later when I feel like finding secondary sources to back up what we all already know... 2607:FEA8:345F:E992:CC46:50A3:82F5:F43D (talk) 18:07, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

More on M-65 System Features
The cuffs incorporate a diagonal foldout often referred to as the "trigger finger windshield". When not in use it can be folded inside the cuff and secured with a velcro tab.

Other components of the M65 system include: Mccainre (talk) 17:40, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Field pants which have insulated liners for cold weather. These have drawstring leg ties for the crotch intended to reduce the rubbing sound of fabric when moving silently, as well as drawstrings on the bottom cuff to reduce the flow of cold air on the lower legs when walking. They also have pleated knees to allow for kneeling without pulling the cuffs up from the foot.
 * Cold weather mittens with a divided trigger finger are another part of the system used in extreme cold weather.

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no picture?
Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.82.39.66 (talk) 00:16, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Added new info, new to Wiki
Greetings! Just wanted to say I added some info here, updated information concerning the Jacket being issued in woodland post-1981, Desert camouflage in the 1990s and UCP post-2005. I'm not a Wikipedian, but it just bothered me that the article listed the jacket as being removed from service in the 1980s, with small mention to the M81 variant and no mention of anything else. I also should mention that I do know that the jacket was issued in Olive Drab post-1981, with examples mixed in with soldiers wearing M81 BDUs while members of the US Airforce and Navy were issued the jacket with the OG-107s until 1989 even! Again, I'm not a Wikipedian, so I throw that information out there for someone who's knowledge of Wikipedia is better then myself to research. Cheers! 172.219.114.206 (talk) 05:44, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

"Jacket?" Do you mean "coat?"
While I'm no expert, I am an owner of a genuine Milspec surplus M65, and it describes itself as a "coat, field [...]," and so does the liner.

To my understand, the jacket is what they're wearing under it (eg, the jacket of the BDU); akin to a suit jacket, which you then wear a coat or overcoat with.

There are probably other details - for instance, the hood does not "roll up" but actually just goes down the back, because the coat is double-walled (the outer cotton sateen shell being somewhat of a rainfly). Mock M65s indeed roll the hood up, which to my own primary research causes really bad neck strain.

2607:FEA8:345F:E992:CC46:50A3:82F5:F43D (talk) 18:03, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

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