Just got mine. Got lucky, got a new looking one. Ordered 6A since I usually wear a large. Fits good with ability to put thick sweater or US m65 liner. Great coat. Saw they still had 2 in 6A so I ordered another. Still worth price!

It smelled like it was taken off a man who died at sea and floated for a week before being found. Once it's aired out, it's a great jacket.

The Jacket just arrived, and the quality seems to be great - though it has some repairings already, and there are a few worn out seams that might need some support from my beloved sewing machine. But hei, this jacket is from 1967 !!!<br /> <br /> Anyway:<br /> <br /> The smell was horrible. Not like the regular "used smell". It was rather like a "we found some rotten corpses, probably died from an attack with chemical weapons, with the jacket still on, and we took off the jacket because it was still intact" smell.<br /> <br /> Well: I love it, and I will love it even more, after I have some hours of work invested, to get rid of that smell.<br /> <br /> My girlfriend btw. she said, she won't enter the bathroom anymore, before I don't get rid of that smell. But anyway: she sometimes is secretly smoking cigarettes in the toilet, and we're equal now.<br /> <br /> Anyway: I poured 1/4kg of Natron into the sink, added hot water, and soaked the Jacket.<br /> <br /> It took 5 minutes to turn the water into a dark-brown-red-black colour... Like if you take a box of watercolours and mix all colours together.<br /> <br /> I did this procedure 2 times.<br /> <br /> After that, I put the jacket into the washing machine, 40°C and added biozid bacteria &amp; funghi killing solution.<br /> <br /> Damn.<br /> <br /> It still smells.<br /> <br /> Tomorrow I am going to apply some wax, and treat everything with my flame thrower, which will kill the rest of smelling bacteria, and put the wax deep into the fabric.<br /> <br /> Love it or hate it ?<br /> <br /> I do love it, I gave 5 stars, because this piece of gear is giving me a lot of fun, but I would not recommend it to a friend, because there is plenty of work you might have to put in it, before you can wear it - and the additional expenses to buy some fuel for the flame thrower, so I can kill the rest of the smelling bacteria will add some extra cost to the selling price (but to be fair: I bet there are pieces in different condition).<br /> <br /> EDIT:<br /> <br /> Some days later:<br /> <br /> I decided, not to treat it with a flame thrower. Instead I sprayed everything with Dissinfection (95%) inside & outside, let it dry in the sun.<br /> <br /> 2 times.<br /> <br /> Then I did the same, using half a bottle of Vodka.<br /> <br /> 2 times.<br /> <br /> It still smells.<br /> <br /> I ordered some more dissinfection. At the end I was using 0.3l dissinfection & half a bottle of wodka on it.<br /> <br /> This jacket starts to become expensive. <br /> <br /> I love it even more now.<br /> <br /> I gave 5 stars, but would not recommend it to a friend.<br /> <br /> Would you reccomend your girlfriend to a friend ?