I’m not familiar with the jacket description, so I Googled it. Lo and behold, it’s similar to the jacket that I received in A.F. basic training in ‘71. In this picture, they call it a navy jacket at the top of the page, but in the description below the pictures, they say that the ‘jacket is the best deal an infantryman ever got’. What color is your jacket? See the white label in the neck area? It’s sewn onto a removable liner.
It just so happens that I still have my jacket. I keep it in my vehicle for emergencies, though these days, I doubt I could get it zipped up over my belly! My jacket still has the white label sewn into the jacket, about the same place as the label in the picture. Here’s what my label says; maybe you can do something with the info.
Stock No.: 8415–782-2939
COAT, COLD WEATHER, MAN’S, FIELD
DSA: 100–71-C-0181
JOHN OWNBEY COMPANY, INC.
If nothing else, I’m sure somebody on the net somewhere has a pictorial of the changes and improvements made to the jacket over the years, that you could compare yours to. They were ubiquitous for decades.
An antique? Seriously?! That makes me feel old; I’m going back to bed!