N1 Deck Jackets

I know the differences between MFSC, SC and BR are small... They're all the same manufacturer, and share many of the same fabrics and designs. SC definitely has the "lowest level of QC" between the 3 of them.

Just my experience with owning 3 jeans, 6-7 shirts and 3 vests and a jacket by SC. They're not "falling apart" or anything. But, compared to my few BR pieces, (and the countless other BR pieces I handled in shops and thrift shops alike), and the MF pieces I own, there is a blatantly obvious difference in construction and materials.

Now, I also get the feeling that SC does it on purpose, at least for some garments (Jeans, and denim jackets), in order to appear more period correct/authentic. The stitching lines aren't laser straight, and there will almost definitely be some loose threads. For me, I'm not bothered by it, but I also bought all of my SC stuff while living in Japan. Knowing what I know from shopping while in Japan, I wouldn't be willing to pay more than Japanese prices for most SC pieces though.

Yeah tough decision for sure with all the great options hence why I haven't pulled the trigger on anything. Love the IH but always waiting on a deal. That MF indigo is off the chain.

you're the king of ruining nice pieces Isn't waxing your ihm-10 kinda redundant since jungle cloth is supposed to be water repellent already? 

It should be mentioned that if you search Etsy and eBay, there are LOTS of vintage deck jackets (In various states of use, and some deadstock as well) to be found, for fairly reasonable prices

I own 3 deck jackets made by 3 different brands: Pike Brothers, Buzz Rickson and MASH Co. They are all great jackets and you can't go wrong with any of these brands or the above mentioned brands. My favorite is the Pike Brothers jacket for its good fit for my body type, but they are all great jackets. BR, RMC, ToysMC and MASH Co are japanese repro brands. They strive to make the most exact reproduction of original items by replicating fabric and cuts to original spec. Their jackets are meant to look, feel and age just like the real deal from the 40s. That's a big plus because most original deck jacket are either in bad shape (alpaca lining missing or jungle cloth ripped beyond repair) or ebay sellers want a ton of money for mint ones, especially in larger sizes. With repros you can get a brand new deck jacket for a reasonable price (well, maybe with the exception of RMC) and wear it until it look like an original piece that you just pulled out of someone's garrison crate. The only drawback of repro items, and this is somewhat personal preference and depends on body type, are the short & boxy fits. I'm on the tall side and slender so I had to size-up for shoulder width and sleeve length in the BR N1 to make it work for my long arms. Now the waist opening of the jacket is too wide for my torso. That's kind of a big disadvantage to me because I live in a colder climate and I prefer my jackets to fit snug around the waist so the cold doesn't creep in. To me, my PB jacket is superior in that it's longer in the sleeves and has a slight taper from the chest to the waist giving me a more "fitted" look and feel. Hope this helps.

I love my PBs, and for me also, the fit is spot on.  

@furu +1 what gaseousclay said. Most work jackets are shorter length to allow for freedom of movement. Plus, back in the day people wore high-waisted pants that covered more of your waist and kidneys than modern low-rise fits. Additionally, those deck jackets were worn with deck pants in cold and wet climates, so the jacket didn't need to be too long (see pic I stole from Rakuten). They were also Alpaca lined and kept sailors warm and cozy.

First time I went skiing as a kid, I needed something warm to wear, and my dad went up in the attic and pulled down his pair of original's from the 40s.  They were a bit bulky for skiing in, but man, I never got cold in them.  

If It helps I got the Pike Brothers N1 about two weeks ago, just in time for the recent cold spell and snow here in the UK and I'm very happy with it - And very glad I ordered it when I did.

I did wonder myself if I'd find it too short but its been fine - If you were going to be standing around doing nothing for long periods then I can see you might want something longer but for general wear its been great and I've had to be careful not to over layer in it as it is so warm.

I think the main difference with the Pike Brothers jacket is the sleeves are lined with the same wool as the body. This, along with the knit cuffs makes it very cosy - but it also does make the arms quite wide. Some also complained about the sleeves being too long - I prefer too long sleeves to too short and it seems fine to me.

I think the IH jacket has an inside pocket with a snap closure which I would've liked - the Pike Brothers just has an inside front entry pocket - but it is quite deep so can't see me losing anything.

I liked the more utilitarian look of the PB jacket, and the price too - But I'm sure the IH jacket is superbly engineered as well.

Lately, I've been pouring over IDF Israeli defense force"Dubon" Jacket offerings from several brands at Israel and for bicoracy reasons to import it to egypt i start thinking to find another manfucture to made it with the same quality and finish and i found alot of articles here that discuss the military jackets manfuctures around the worlds, so i reall wish to get advices from the Experts where to start from the big names in this field,and wanted your opinions. Of course, I'm looking at getting Dubon jacket further down the road as funds permit but for now, I've looked at 3 different companies that are along with similar price points. This would obviously be an investment piece so I'm trying to do as much research as possible before committing to any specific brand, and it'll give me time to figure what things in my closet need to go to fund this purchase.

its' to close to the bronsoun B9 airforce