Help identifying M65 (?) style waxed jacket

[water.town]

Can anyone help me to identify this jacket, worn by the late great Harry Dean Stanton? It looks to be an M65 but there are a few strange features—it looks to be an older talon style zipper and zipper pull; the jacket looks waxed; and there are no diagonal button-holes on the collar. I think this is a great looking jacket (even if a repro) and would appreciate any help finding one.

If this isn't the place for this question mods, please let me know / move the thread as I'm new to the forum.

Thanks in advance.

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[browningautorifle]

It does look like a repro, HDS always looked a bit ratty and at first I thought it might just be a REALLY old dyed jacket. I knew a guy that died his M65 black and cut off the epaulets to get away from the military look. If it's a waxed cotton, it could have been done special or it well may just be a copy. Doesn't look like the correct type of zipper at all. Mine had a very coarse zipper with a wire double loop tug with a cloth strap in it.

[water.town]

Hi Jim, thanks for your message. Yes, he was a pretty scrappy guy. Definitely not the correct zip for an authentic M-65, must be a copy of some sort. Great looking jacket though, would love to get my hands on one.

[browningautorifle]

Have a read about this, I wouldn't change an M65 out of it's current condition. Waterproofing a field jacket | Survivalist Forum

[water.town]

Thanks Jim. I'm definitely not going to modify one on my own. I'm thinking that that jacket probably came waxed, as there are several things about it that are non-authentic to traditional M-65s.

[Daan Kemp]

Looks like a commercial weatherproof jacket.

[jimmymark]

yaah, It might be.

[Brian Dick]

Try googling Cockpit in New York. Make sure you have lots of money!

[browningautorifle]

I see where Brian's at with this...have a look. https://cockpitusa.com/collections/field-deck-jackets