I had recently read on a Japanese websites about a quantity of deadstock (i.e. never issued) M65 jackets having come on the market.

I then discovered that some of these are for sale in Golding Surplus in Herne Bay, Kent.

https://www.goldingsurplus.co.uk/collections/jackets/products/us-m65-jacket

There is little detail on their website. I made enquiries with the shop owner who sent me a  photo of the label inside which confirms the jacket was made by J G Colton Co Inc of Summit, NJ. Coltons were one of several contractors who produced the M65 for the US military up until the 80s.

The jackets are priced at £60 which compares very favourably with the lesser quality Chinese copies which run up to £125 - and extremely favourably with the Buzz Rickson M65 copy at £400'ish. The only snag is that they don't appear to come with the button in liner, however these are easy enough to track down on eBay.

So a good opportunity if you want to snag yourself the real deal M65 but don't fancy the worn, torn and paint spattered ones that seem to litter eBay!