IHM-27-OLV - Sateen M-65 Field Jacket - Olive

[Freeman]

Size chart updated, 3X and 4X are running slightly smaller.

[AdamJ]

RESTOCK

[SaddleSC]

WOW...those Mediums go FAST...I have been waiting to jump on this one since last year...love it!

[Tago Mago]

Shared the restock notification with my wife. She wasn’t particularly enthusiastic

[Oroccoco]

Hum, restock notification not much use when they sell in 2 minutes. Don't we usually get an advance heads up in here? I saw one for the lined M65, maybe that was actually for this? Ah well, restock notification submitted, see you in 2024!

[Napa Transplant]

Super bummed to have missed out this year. Was refreshing this morning before work and saw that the product page was offline, so I assumed it was today. Unfortunately, by the time I got out of my first meeting, the two sizes I was considering were both out of stock.

[goosehd]

@Napa-Transplant Have you tried any of the stockists? With that many listed, surely someone has your size in stock.

[Oroccoco]

@AdamJ I should know the answer to this, but does the stockist list in the first post reflect the latest info?

[Napa Transplant]

@goosehd Thanks, I ended up going with Franklin & Poe. I was leaning XS after the discussion above, particularly the comment from @the246guy , but I think that trying to make that happen in the States may not be possible. I rolled the dice and asked for the small side of whatever they had in small. Fingers crossed that turns out.

[goosehd]

@Napa-Transplant Good luck and a choice I’ve made many times over the years. It’s always worked out for me as there are a lot of really great IH vendors out there.

Let us know how it works out.

[AdamJ]

@Oroccoco Yes, they have been updated with the latest group of retailers who stocked this jacket

[Oroccoco]

@AdamJ Nice one, thanks Adam, I'll have a look around the webs.

[svenz]

If it helps (only a few L left), I just got this in large and it fits perfectly. I'm 6'1/195lbs/42" chest/19" shoulder. Medium would have been way too small. XL would be necessary with a larger chest imo. Really amazing jacket - I have an old M65 from somewhere else and this blows it away. Won't regret buying it imo.

[Johnnyc]

@Giles said in IHM-27-OLV - Sateen M-65 Field Jacket - Olive:

You can't undo the stitching, it forms part of the construction of the pocket.  You need to cut the label in half between the 2 rows of stitching and then deconstruct the label, it carries risks, I screwed up a customer's shirt once when he asked me to do it..

Or get a black Sharpie…

For those who are interested, I gave it a try nevertheless and removed the Iron Heart label on the left front pocket (I just don't like labels on clothes ). Altogether, I am very happy with the end result (see below). Removing it was rather easy, however as the next step, I needed to carefully pull out the black yarn rests - I first thought that there were larger holes, but luckily it was just the yarn. The remaining marks are barely noticeable now, and will likely be invisible after the first wash.

[svenz]

Brave. I would just spend $10 to have a tailor remove it. But I like the labels.

[init616]

Just got one in L, I am 188cm tall, 84kg, 42'' chest.
I would be able to go with XL too, but I am still ok with layering underneath so all good.
The jacket is absolutely amazing. Top quality throughout, I am so glad I got it!

I am wondering if it's possible to add a liner to this sateen version? There are no snaps/buttons to add a liner, would tailors be able to add them if provided with liner (some third party m65 one) do you think? Or is this model too far away from other m65s?

[svenz]

@init616 I’d just layer it. Sewing in buttons or loops for a liner is going to make it look like a Frankenstein jacket. I’m sure a tailor could help you figure it out if you’re insistent. Personally I find this jacket warm down to 10c with layers.

[T4920]

I worn it comfortably in -8c for a few hours with a UHF and a light t shirt last year. Doesn't get much colder than that here in the UK, so it's more than sufficient for me! Very wind proof too.

[DeeDee85]

X post from WAYWT.. when I fell down this IH rabbit hole, I told myself jeans and the occasional flannel would be enough. How wrong was I

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

Love the colour combos