The JapanesebrandBuzz Rickson's are today counted among the few high-end reproduction manufacturers of military and casual garments in the world! They strive to make true replicas by carefully researching and analyzing original vintage garments, taking great care to duplicate the material while paying close attention to technique and quality with the goal to bring back old forgotten techniques and machines needed to make garments of outstanding quality without compromises.

This the short version of the classic wool jacket has more or less looked the same since the 19th century, with the purpose to protect the wearer in cold weather. The jacket does more or less the same for you as wearing a super thick wool blanket, but with sleeves. The reason why this style of wool jacket its still around is that it has proven to be a superior garment to wear in harsh weather, since it protects you from both wind and rain and allows you to wear plenty of insulating layers under it. This version of the classic Duffle is made by Buzz Rickson's in Japan and the inspiration comes from the short versions used during world war two by the Brattish navy, the fit is an updated version and the hand warmer pocket on the chest has been added but other than that this is not far from wearing a vintage original from the middle of the last century.

Earliy versions of the jacket was used by fishermen and it is said that the toggles design was made to make it easy to button or unbutton the jacket while wearing gloves simply because it could be dangerous to remove ones gloves in extremely coldweather conditions. Wool was the fabric of choice for fishermen back in the days because it has the unique property to still keep you warm even when it is soaking wet. The Duffle coat was later adopted by the BritishRoyal Navy and was part of the uniform during WW2.

The nameduffle is said tooriginfrom Antwerp in Belgium that first became known for making thesturdy twill wool fabric used in this kind of coats.

Buzz Rickson's has carefullyreproduced this garmentaccording to the original ones from themiddle of the last century and it is a pleasure to see that this kind ofhigh quality wool garment still can beproduced in modern times. The jacket willdefinitelykeep you warm even when the weather drops way below zero. Combine it with awoolsweater and you can enjoy the winter while lookingwelldressed at the same time!

- Buzz Rickson's Short Wool Duffle Coat Navy
- 34 oz heavy weight wool fabric
- Made of 90% wool and 10% Nylon
- Toggle made of natural wood and linen
- Two hand warmer front pockets
- Two lower front pockets
- Collar can be raised to protect the neck from the cold winds
- Made in Japan

Allmeasurementsare in centimeters and measured on a flatsurface. Width ismeasuredstraight across the chest from armpit to armpit, length is measured at the back of the garment from the neck down and the sleeve length is measured on the underarm from the armpit to the end of the cuff.