<p>If you’ve been looking at M-65 field jackets, you’ve probably noticed the same thing: some listings are just the shell, and others come with a quilted liner. That one detail...

<p>Some jackets are bought. A few are earned. The M-65 field jacket — officially the 'Coat, Cold Weather, Field' — spent decades doing its job before civilian life found it....

If you're shopping for an M-65—whether surplus or a modern interpretation—the first thing to understand is that the jacket has a long, layered history, and its sizing does not behave...