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 The Fishtail Parka was first used by the United States Army in 1951 to help protect their soldiers from the elements during the Korean War.The M stands for military, and the number is the the year it was designed. The name fishtail comes from the fact that the coat is longer at the back than it is at the front. This was so the coat could be tied around the upper legs. The hood of the Fishtail Parka is integral to the jacket and folds down inside the jacket collar when not in use. The M-65 Fishtail Parka has a detatchable hood. Both types feature a removable liner.In the 1960s, the fishtail parka became a symbol of the mod subculture. The parka was seen as the ideal garment for fending off the elements when on the mod's vehicle of choice, the scooter. Its place in popular culture was assured by newspaper pictures of parka-clad mods during the Bank Holiday riots of the 1960s. Our M65 parkas are US designed and sourced from manufacturers acrosss the United States. We stock sizes small, medium and large and all parkas come complete with M65 parka shell, fur style hood and artic lining. All of our Fishtail Parkas are brand new and can be dispatched and to you the very next working day after the order was placed . |
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