Can Anyone Date This Jacket?

NSN numbers were used back in the sixties I believe, so would that be an approximate date on this jacket? I have never seen one with the corduroy collar before.

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Hello Dale.....

I have seen this type of collar before..... If I remember rightly it is the same type we had in Cornwallis in the mid 60's..... When you look at the picture on the right hand side you can see the lable, there should be a date at the bottom, maybe you can ask the seller......

Mike

Thanks for the reply. I have messaged him twice already and he doesn't reply...I'll keep trying though.

probably late 60's or 70's..I still have mine from the late 80's and it has the cord collar but in dark green.I think I had one of those lighter shade collars inthe 70's when I was a cadet and it was definately from the 60's.

NSN (NATO Stock Number) are still in use these days in the modern CF -- not sure when they exactly came into play, but I think it was sometime around the amalgamation of all service arms in 1968. When I joined the Forces in 2001 I was initially issued one of those jackets as my "wet weather coat", meaning that it was essentially my winter jacket. I never actually wore it since my regiment got issued CADPAT a few short months later, but the coat I had (and all the OD combats too for that matter!) dated from the early 1980's from what I remember from the stock tags located on them. That being said, those old OD uniforms were in service for decades, so it could very well be that the initial delivery was sometime in the late 60's or early 70's.

NATO Stock Numbers ame into effect in the late 1950's so that if a person walked into any NATO countries stores and had a correct number they would obtain the exact item they were looking for......

8415-21-866-1510

What is a NATO Stock Number (NSN) ?

When it is established that an Item of Supply is unique, its identity is fixed through the assignment of its own NATO Stock Number (NSN). NSNs are issued by National Codification Bureaus (NCBs).

The NSN is a 13 digit number and is divided into 3 parts:

The first 4 digits are the NATO Supply Classification Code and relate the item to the group and class of similar items, as the following examples show:

1005=Guns, through 30 mm 2010=Ship and Boat Propulsion Components 3110=Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted 4010=Chain and Wire Rope 5110=Hand Tools, Edged, Nonpowered 5305=Screws 5310=Nuts and Washers 5905=Resistors 5910=Capacitors 5960=Electron Tubes and Associated Hardware 6010=Fiber Optic Conductors 6140=Batteries, Rechargeable 6240=Electric Lamps 7030=ADP Software 8305=Textile Fabrics 9140=Fuel Oils 9999=Miscellaneous Items etc. etc. etc. etc.

The next 2 digits indicate the NCB assigning the NSN.

00=United States 01=United States 02-09=United States 12=Germany 13=Belgium 14=France 15=Italy 16=Czech Republic 17=Netherlands 18=South Africa 19=Brazil 20=Canada 21=Canada 22=Denmark 23=Greece 24=Iceland 25=Norway 26=Portugal 27=Turkey 28=Luxembourg 29=Argentina 30=Japan 31=Israel 32=Singapore 33=Spain 34=Malaysia 35=Thailand 36=Egypt 37=Korea, Republic of 38=Estonia 39=Romania 40=Slovakia 41=Austria 42=Slovenia 43=Poland 44=United Nations 45=Indonesia 46=Philippines 47=Lithuania 48=Fiji 49=Tonga 50=Bulgaria 51=Hungary 52=Chile 53=Croatia 54=Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Rep. of 55=Latvia 56=Oman 66=Australia 70=Saudi Arabia 71=United Arab Emirates 98=New Zealand 99=United Kingdom

The final 7 digits of an NSN do not have inherent significance. However, the number is assigned to one and to only one Item of Supply within the codifying country


Mike

My coat has the corduroy collar as well, it is dated May 1990, description is as follows....COAT, COMBAT, G3, MKII

The label is very very dirty and I can not read the NSN from the photos. If I could figure out where I put my jacket, I could get you the NSN.

dug mine out...dated November 1985 8415-21-866-1511 size 8 tall medium,Nato size 8090-9505 made by Confection Frontenac inc.

Also says Coat,Combat Heavyweight,MK11 OG107

Also dug out 2 shirts they are the strange kind from the 80's with the large breast pockets only with no lowers...can't remember why these were different ...found a winter AV crew jacket as well.

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that looks like the parka...not combat coat...

Thanks for the replies guy's! Really good info.

I still haven't heard back from the seller. I was tempted to buy the coat but if he replies slow usually the shipping is slow. Still have an eye on it though, perhaps he will come through.

I like the pic 86th!

mk1rceme wrote:NSN numbers were used back in the sixties I believe, so would that be an approximate date on this jacket? I have never seen one with the corduroy collar before.

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That's interesting because I've never seen one without a corduroy collar before and these were standard issue up until the gore-tex trial stuff was being issued for our tour to Bosnia in '95. As for the color of the collar, seems to me that they were all a medium green when new but faded very quickly to a light color after only a few washes/short period of use. I for one was very happy to get rid of the old "jean jacket" when the gore-tex jackets were introduced. If you just want one of these jackets for your collection I will see what I have laying around as I had several of them at one time.

Infanteer90 wrote:

mk1rceme wrote:NSN numbers were used back in the sixties I believe, so would that be an approximate date on this jacket? I have never seen one with the corduroy collar before.

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That's interesting because I've never seen one without a corduroy collar before and these were standard issue up until the gore-tex trial stuff was being issued for our tour to Bosnia in '95. As for the color of the collar, seems to me that they were all a medium green when new but faded very quickly to a light color after only a few washes/short period of use. I for one was very happy to get rid of the old "jean jacket" when the gore-tex jackets were introduced. If you just want one of these jackets for your collection I will see what I have laying around as I had several of them at one time.

Maybe you have seen them, but I haven't I never got the chance to join the military. A drunk driver took care of that for me. I was planning on going through basic in 1989 so they were probably standard issue then I presume.

Yes, they were standard issue. I do have a nice jacket in size 5 (regular medium) available. It has a small hole on the left sleeve that appears to have been caused by the previous owner removing his rank badge. No liner in this one but I still haven't looked in the garage and I think there might be a couple more jackets out there unless I moved them on already.

Sorry that you were unable to join the military as it is one of those many things in life that you can't truly appreciate until you've experienced it for yourself. And that is especially true for the combat arms.

Infanteer90 wrote:Yes, they were standard issue. I do have a nice jacket in size 5 (regular medium) available. It has a small hole on the left sleeve that appears to have been caused by the previous owner removing his rank badge. No liner in this one but I still haven't looked in the garage and I think there might be a couple more jackets out there unless I moved them on already.

Sorry that you were unable to join the military as it is one of those many things in life that you can't truly appreciate until you've experienced it for yourself. And that is especially true for the combat arms.

It's all good. I may even try for the 'after supper soldiers' still...possibly in the new year. It took many years of painful recovery but I am up to the task now as long as I can pass any physical they would throw at me. I don't want to be the generation that broke the family trend of serving in the military, although my Sister did serve in the Navy back in the late seventies/early eighties.

What you are talking about is the Coat, Combat Lightweight Mk III which was introduced at the same time as the Trousers, Combat, Lightweight Mk III. The Coat Mk III was apparently unpopular and as has been noted, was withdrawn not long after its introduction. The Trousers Mk III continued to be issued.

Without looking, I am pretty sure the last versions of the Coat, Heavyweight were manufactured without the corduroy collar.