Royal Navy 1977 Mk3 Foul Weather Jacket Hi-Vis Look twice and you'd think

Look twice and you'd think this was a WW2 chore with three pockets

a smaller Swiss manufacturer that would find popularity in the 40s & 50s

There is some fraying to the ends of the cuffs/hems and some repairs/wear throughout

Original pocket flashers are present - one of these has a portion removed - and these have never been worn

Royal Navy 1977 Mk3 Foul Weather Jacket Hi-Vis Look twice and you'd thinkThe classic MK3 foul weather jacket, developed in the late 1970s was the classic waterproof garment across all the British army forces, seeing service with the Army, RAF and Navy, often found in photos from the Falklands being worn by deckhands. Whilst the green version is pretty common, and the blue slightly less so, the orange Royal Navy iteration is a decidedly rare piece. These seem to have been made as trial garments, with only a few contracts