Navy Jacket

**Riverkilt** · 20th June 07, 08:39 PM

I've been a sucker for Ebbets Field Flannels baseball jersey reproductions for years. Have been salivating over their new offering, a reproduction of a 1943 U.S. Navy baseball team jacket.

Thought I'd share it with the Navy guys...would sure go good with a U.S.Navy kilt being short like a good kilt jacket should. Gotta be dedicated though. $349 but the value from Ebbets Field Flannels is long proven. http://www.ebbets.com/Authentic_19723_Details.aspx

What's attracting me is my multiple Navy ties. My father was a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the late 30s before he learned to fly. An uncle was a War II Navy pilot and stayed in to become a commander. His son, my cousin, was also a Navy pilot who made commander. And there was my time with the Navy League's Sea Cadet Corps in high school and NROTC in college before the USMC scooped me up....and wow! ain't that a beautiful jacket.

Been all I can do not to smoke the plastic for one...hope I hold out...

Ron

**majdan** · 20th June 07, 10:53 PM

Great looking jacket. Ebbets stuff is king of pricey though but it is very good quality. I was look at some old Portland Beavers stuff they had but I just couldn't go the frieght on them.

Go Army

Beat Navy

Maj. Dan Morris

**Riverkilt** · 21st June 07, 09:05 AM

My grandfather Murdoch, who used to play semi-pro in Montana, took me to a LOT of Portland Beavers ball games at the old Vaughn Street Ball Park back in the 1950's. I have a whole bunch of Ebbets Field Flannels Portland Beavers stuff from that era. Ahh, the innocence of youth preserved...memories of the good times.

Ron

**MacWage** · 21st June 07, 11:02 AM

On Ebbets:

I own one of their cotton "cheap" versions of a baseball jersey (Atlanta Crackers) and a set of their wool New York Knights (The Natural) jerseys and caps.
(I got each on major sale, 2 from Distant Replays in Atlanta and one direct in a special close-out. I paid less for all three than one jersey is normally.)
I'll say their quality is EXCELLENT. In how their prices compare to some of the modern jerseys, it isn't THAT bad. They try to make their's VERY accurate. The Knights jersey is wool flannel and even has the period-correct (film takes place in 1939) underarm gussets.

If one has the budget and enough desire for one of their items, I'd recommend them.

Back to topic:
That jacket looks REAL nice.

Ebbets:
http://www.ebbets.com/
Distant Replays:
http://www.distantreplays.com/

(Now, I need to add a shot of me in one of my jerseys and a kilt. Which tartan looks best with navy and orange . . .)

**Tattoo Bradley** · 21st June 07, 02:23 PM

I'm not familiar with Ebbets. But, I used to have quite the obsession with retro basketball and football jerseys. So, I am quite familiar with Distant Replays out of Atlanta. Though I've never stepped foot in the store, I have drooled over and over their site.

**Riverkilt** · 9th January 08, 07:18 AM

After months of lusting after this Navy jacket my girlfriend ordered it up for me for Christmas...is that cool or what?

It arrived yesterday and is more beautiful than the photo and perfect workmanship.

Of course today, they dropped the price $150 for a "huge January clearance"

So...if anyone else was drooling over this puppy they're now a steal at $195.

Grumble...

Hope to get a pic with my Navy tartan kilt when the weather lets up a tad.

Ron