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For Military- We're It! ®
says it
all!
We’re
one of the oldest military surplus stores in America and the
oldest in New York City!
We specialize in original new and used military clothing,
equipment and insignia from the United States Armed Forces
and many foreign countries.
Military collectors and enthusiasts’ from all over the
world are daily visitors to our 42nd Street retail store.
Stop by and see for yourself why SURPLUS* is indeed our middle
name!
*Kaufman
Surplus Inc. operates as Kaufman’s Army & Navy
For
Military- We're It!
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is a Registered Trademark of Kaufman Surplus Inc., NYC
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Great
Stuff Priced Right!
® sums it up best!
We
also stock many top brands of casual clothing: Levi’s
501® jeans, Carhartt
and Dickies workwear, Alpha, Schott
and Spiewak outerwear and Bates, Corcoran
and Magnum footwear.
We carry peacoats, flight jackets, field jackets, flight coveralls,
duffel bags, security uniforms and many other popular items.
Our convenient 42nd Street midtown Manhattan location, helpful
sales staff and 5 Day Money Back Guarantee* all contribute
to an easy-going shopping experience.
*Please click here to read Kaufman’s
Refund Policy:
Great
Stuff Priced Right!
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is a Registered Trademark of Kaufman Surplus Inc., NYC
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Sometimes renting an
item makes a lot more sense than buying it.
Kaufman’s Half-Price
Rental Option* applies to most used
clothing items and military accessories available for sale
at our 42nd Street retail store.
Our rental procedure is simple
and less expensive than purchasing.
Please stop in to learn all
the details.
ATTENTION:
All
College Students Majoring in FILM or COSTUME ARTS:
We welcome your projects and productions!
Please visit our store or call us at 212-757-5670
to learn just how easy it is to rent from us! |
*An item's 'rental status' is subject to Kaufman’s
approval.
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Attention all Stylists, Special Event Coordinators
and Moms and Dads too!
Are you outfitting a M*A*S*H ‘theme’ party?
Or a ‘Top Gun’ event?
Are you supplying the costumes for a video-shoot?
Or need some military style ‘dog-tags’ custom
stamped in a hurry?
Perhaps you’re interested in renting an army jeep?
Or a tank? (A real one!)
We can help!
Our terrific know-how and helpful every-step-of-the-way assistance
can make your plans a reality!
We can also ship your rental or purchase anywhere in the country!
Please visit our store in person to discuss your event or
email us your detailed 'List of Requirements' to: info@kaufmansarmynavy.com
and include your phone number so that we can call you at a
later time to discuss them.
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Our Costumes & Props Rental Department*
caters to professional Costume Designers, Set Decorators and
Prop Masters working anywhere in the U.S.A.
100’s of varied uniforms, related uniform accessories
and props comprise this extensive department, located right
here in New York City.
Our uniforms and props can be rented on a weekly basis or
for longer production periods.
Although most can be rented or purchased, our rarer items
can only be rented.
So- ‘Name an Army’, ‘Choose a Uniform’,
‘Pick a Period’ and tell us what you’re
looking for-
In many cases we can create just ‘the right look’
from our stock-on-hand or we may be able to locate a specific
item for you.
We’ll try our best to supply everything you need at
a cost that’ll fit well within your budget!
We specialize in United States military clothing from WWI,
WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam War and Desert Storm up to the
present day.
We also stock a wide selection of new and used foreign military
uniforms, accessories, insignia, shoes and boots.
Give us a try!
A variety of generic Law Enforcement, S.W.A.T., Public Safety,
Emergency Medical and security style uniforms are also available.
Don’t miss our excellent selection of military uniform
reference books available for sale at our 42nd Street retail
store.
All inquiries are welcome. Just call, fax, email or come
in.
Phone: 212-757-5670
Fax: 212-757-9686
Email: info@kaufmansarmynavy.com
*Our Costumes & Props Rental Department is only
available to established theatres, schools, television studios
and production companies. Special arrangements and rental
procedures apply.
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The
Kaufman Military Uniform Reference Collection
is our own exceptional collection of military uniforms,
equipment, insignia and collectibles.
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Attention
all Costume Designers, Clothing Designers, Photographers and
Illustrators:
The Kaufman Military Uniform Reference Collection is
comprised of many of the rarest, finest and most interesting
military surplus items we’ve stocked over the course
of our sixty-plus years in business!
It's quite an impressive array!
Some highlights of our collection include:
–Outstanding examples of WWII and Vietnam War combat
clothing
–An extensive U.S. military insignia collection
–Hundreds of one-of-a-kind military collectibles
-Fine aviation items such as vintage goggles, helmets
and flight-suits
-A fascinating selection of men’s and women’s
military issue underwear
-Dress uniforms of various types
-Naval uniforms of various types
-Foreign uniforms of various types
-Caps, hats and helmets of all types
-WWI and WWII wool uniforms
-Our superb collection of WWII issue U.S. Army Air
Force (USAAF) leather flight jackets
and hand painted leather squadron patches. Some
beautiful examples will be posted on this site at a later
time.
As
any professional knows, its one thing to see an item photographed
in a reference book and another thing entirely to handle and
study the original.
Hardly
a day goes by that we are not called upon for our expertise
or to help supply a theatrical event, a movie or a television
show with one item or another from our extensive stock.
Single or multiple items from our collection can be
rented* on a weekly basis or for an extended period.
We invite your inquiries by phone, fax, email or in person
at our 42nd Street retail store.
What are you looking for?
*This offer
is limited to established theatres, bona fide companies and
recognized professionals only subject to Kaufman’s approval.
Special arrangements and rental procedures apply. |
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| Who
we are: |
| Kaufman’s
Army & Navy is one of the oldest military surplus
retailers in the United States.
Our original store opened in 1938 on the corner of Cortlandt
and Greenwich Streets in lower Manhattan. It was located in
a popular bustling commercial district once fondly referred
to as Radio Row.
In 1963 our wonderful old store along with the entire district-
all sixteen square city blocks of it, is completely
closed down and razed to make way for the World Trade Center!
During
the 1970’s our warehouse at 623 Broadway opened for
retail as the SoHo boom exploded.
Our Broadway store was packed with genuine military surplus
and extended the full length of an entire city block back
to Mercer Street!
In 1982 our Broadway store and warehouse closes and much of
our older surplus inventory dating back to WWII is sold to
other leading military dealers across the country.
Our 42nd Street store opened in 1940 on a ‘second floor
walk-up’ inside a tenement at 318 West 42nd Street,
almost directly across the street from our present location.
In 1946 our store relocates across the street to 319 West
42nd Street.
In
1950 the same two U.S. Army Spanish-American War period Hotchkiss
mountain cannon that flank the entrance to our store are placed
outside.
In 1969 the entire façade above our store is proudly
painted American Flag red, white and blue for the first time!
In
1986 Kaufman’s Wooden Dollar is first introduced.
In 1988 Kaufman’s left-handed and right-handed
pencils are first introduced.
Today, Kaufman's is the oldest business in continuous
operation on West 42nd Street!
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We
gladly offer a discount to all active duty U.S. military personnel:
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We
are pleased to offer a 15% discount to all active duty U.S.
military personnel serving in the Armed Forces, the
Reserves or the National Guard on any item available
for sale at our 42nd Street retail store.
Your current valid military identification is all that is
required to qualify. |
| Our
'brick and mortar' location: |
| We're
located in midtown Manhattan on legendary West 42nd Street.
World
Famous Times Square, the Broadway Theatre District
and the Jacob Javits Convention Center are all located nearby. |
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Mail
order requests: |
| Although
we supply theatres nationwide, we are not a mail order firm,
so we do not ship orders to individuals.
If
you’re planning a trip to New York City and you’d
like us to hold an item for you, please call ahead or email
us with your expected time of arrival and we’ll gladly
place it aside for you. |
| Our
address and related information: |
| Our
street and mailing address:
319
West 42nd Street
New York City, 10036 (We're located between 8th and 9th Avenues,
closer to 8th Avenue)
Our phone number: 212-757-5670
Please
call us anytime. Our answering machine accepts messages 24/7
whenever our store is closed.
Our
fax number: 212-757-9686 |
| Our
store hours: |
We're
open Monday thru Friday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday
is our late night: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday:
12:00 noon to 6:00 PM
Sunday:
We are closed |
We
accept: |
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Kaufman's
Refund Policy |
Kaufman's
Refund Policy has protected our customers for over sixty years.
Click
here: Kaufman’s
Refund Policy |
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42nd
Street/Times Square is easily accessible from anywhere in
NYC by subway: |
Just
about every New York City subway line converges at Times Square:
Click
here to see
Our
store is located across the street from the Port Authority
Bus Terminal, the world's largest bus terminal. (42nd Street
entrance, 'North Wing') |
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Please
contact us: |
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contact us for any further information and a personal reply
from 'Mr. Kaufman' (3rd Generation).
info@kaufmansarmynavy.com |
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Kaufman’s supplies Broadway:
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* denotes Kaufman’s inclusion in the
production’s program guide or Playbill
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| -1948:
The original Mister Roberts, starring Henry Fonda
in the title role, is the first Broadway production Kaufman’s
supplies with U.S. Navy WWII surplus uniforms and uniform accessories. |
| -1975:
The olive military fatigue pants worn in the original production
of A Chorus Line are supplied by Kaufman’s
during the entire run of the show. |
| -1979:
Che, the narrator in Evita modeled on
Che Guevara, wears an olive army jacket and black military
beret supplied from Kaufman’s.
-1979:
Mickey Rooney’s red one-piece long underwear in Sugarbabies
is supplied from Kaufman’s. |
| -1985:
Kaufman’s supplies Neil Simon’s Biloxi
Blues with all of its historically accurate U.S. Army
uniform requirements. Included are original military issue WWII
dated button-front khaki-green boxer shorts, khaki-green tank
tops and matching khaki-green socks. Biloxi Blues goes on
to win the 1985 Tony Award for Best Play. |
| -1986:
Kaufman’s supplies old fashioned underwear for
Big River.
-1986:
Kaufman’s supplies U.S. Navy officer’s
white service caps to Me and My Girl. |
-1987:
Lincoln Center’s revival of South Pacific*
is HUGE and becomes the largest theatrical production
Kaufman’s supplies up until that time. Two entirely
separate choruses- the women’s ‘U.S. Navy nurses’
and the men’s ‘U.S. Navy sailors’ both require
full period ensembles. Kaufman’s supplies all the
hundreds of uniforms and uniform accessories complete and
on schedule! Included are: chambray shirts, denim bell
bottoms, sailor caps, tee shirts, insignia, boots, shoes,
‘dog tags’, packs, helmets and period WWII props.
The show is a wonderful success! We still recall our exhaustive
nationwide search for original military issue U.S. Navy nurses
khaki
uniforms
in 100% cotton, which as we quickly discover, no longer exist
anywhere- so a real coup is scored when we surprisingly locate
just the right number of used (but nice) U.S. Army WWII issue
W.A.A.C. (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps) cotton khaki
skirts and blouses, that look virtually identical and fit
‘Nellie’ and the other nurses perfectly fine!
-1987:
Kaufman’s begins supplying the original production
of Les Miserables with lots (and lots)
of black coveralls for use by its stage crew during its successful
reign on Broadway.
-1987:
Kaufman’s supplies all the white nautical uniforms
and uniform accessories worn by the Captain, officers and
crew in the revival of Cole Porter’s musical Anything
Goes* at Lincoln Center. |
| -1988:
The elaborate revival of Lincoln Center’s South
Pacific* is duplicated in London and Kaufman’s
is asked to supply the entire production. Once again, an enormous
number of uniforms are assembled, but this time everything journeys
‘across the pond’. In addition to the original requirements
of the New York production, fifty 48-star all cotton American
Flags are specially constructed and their bold, beautiful presence
brightens up the entire stage! |
-1989:
Kaufman’s supplies regulation U.S. Marine Corps
camouflage uniforms for A Few Good Men.
-1989:
Kaufman’s supplies U.S. Navy uniform accessories
for Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. |
-1991:
Suzy Benzinger, the Costume Designer for Miss Saigon*
on Broadway, chooses Kaufman’s to outfit the
long anticipated New York production, which first opened in
London in 1989. Suzy’s decision to use historically
accurate U.S. Marine Corps uniforms and original Vietnam War
period military surplus wherever possible sets the right course.
The number of costumes and props that Kaufman’s
supplies over Miss Saigon’s ten-year run is enormous:
hundreds of complete olive fatigue uniforms consisting of
shirts, trousers, belts, tee shirts, underwear, ‘dog-tags’,
utility caps, jungle boots and regulation insignia as well
as dozens of sets of military issue combat equipment. The
latter include: canvas pistol belts, canteens and covers,
bayonets and scabbards, ammo pouches with dummy grenades,
genuine U.S.M.C. flak vests and steel helmets with period
reversible Vietnam camouflage helmet covers. Even the olive
green nylon herringbone-weave flight coverall worn by the
pilot during the memorable helicopter scene is U.S.M.C. issue!
Also included are fifty N.V.A. (North Vietnamese Army) green
pith helmets with gold and red star insignia. While Miss
Saigon plays on Broadway, entirely separate touring companies
begin to open concurrently across the country; first in Boston,
then Chicago and finally Los Angeles. Kaufman’s
supplies the military uniforms for each production.
-1991:
Kaufman’s supplies The Secret Garden*
with British Army style khaki Kitchener (tall high crown)
pith helmets and brown colored ‘Sam Browne’ belts
with across-the-chest shoulder straps.
-1991:
Kaufman’s supplies Levi’s 501®
button-fly jeans for Keith Carradine, who stars as Will Rogers
in The Will Rogers Follies. |
| -1993:
The WWII British Army and German Army uniforms and helmets in
The Who’s Tommy* are supplied by Kaufman’s. |
| -1994:
Kaufman’s supplies Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast with soft brown U.S. Army military issue
cotton tee shirts as undergarments for the Beast! |
| -1995:
Kaufman’s supplies Showboat with
a wide variety of old fashioned underwear and one piece ‘union-suits’. |
| -1996:
Kaufman’s supplies dozens of Confederate Army uniforms
for Gone with the Wind* in Tokyo, Japan! Fond
memories still linger of the dashing grey waist-length officer’s
‘shell jacket’ with the golden ‘chicken guts’
embroidery along the sleeves that’s tailor made for Major
Ashley Wilkes’ character, the variety of uniforms designed
for the wounded lying about in the ‘Atlanta Railroad Station’
scene, and finally, the inclusion of Kaufman’s
Army & Navy in the CREDITS section of the production’s
elaborate program guide for supplying the military costumes
are the only words printed in English throughout the
entire Japanese publication! |
| -1997:
Kaufman’s is called upon to supply the historical
research for the White Star Line uniforms worn by the
officers in Titanic* as well as the beefy-knit
crew neck (British Army regulation) sweaters and the traditional
navy blue button-front (U.S. Navy issue) wool bell-bottoms worn
by the ‘crew’ aboard the (theatrical) ship. |
-1998:
Kaufman’s supplies old fashioned three-button
Henley undershirts to Ragtime.
-1998:
From its very first performance, all the ‘hyenas’
in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway
and the national tour wear black leather military-style side-zipper
combat boots supplied by Kaufman’s!
-1998:
Kaufman’s supplies the German Army and Hitler
Youth uniforms for a major revival of The Sound of Music*
at Lincoln Center.
-1998:
Kaufman’s supplies black military jackets for
Wait Until Dark*. |
-1999:
Kaufman’s supplies military uniform accessories
to Kiss Me, Kate.
-1999:
Kaufman’s supplies dozens of WWII military uniform
accessories for the spectacular dance numbers in Swing!*
Included are regulation U.S. Navy ‘pancake’ navy
blue wool sailor caps, the same type that inspired Walt Disney
when he designed the cap worn by Donald Duck!
-1999:
Kaufman’s supplies The Civil War
with almost-impossible-to-find obsolete brass belt hooks used
to support the leather accouterments worn with both uniforms,
Union and Confederate. |
-2000:
Kaufman’s supplies dozens and dozens of classic
‘old fashioned’ natural color three-button front
Henley style undershirts for the orchestra of The Music
Man.
-2000:
Kaufman’s supplies baggy military style khaki
‘wind pants’ worn by Jesus in the revival of Jesus
Christ Superstar*.
-2000:
Kaufman’s supplies police style uniform accessories
for The Full Monte. |
-2001:
All the white regulation U.S. Navy sailor caps worn in the
revival of 42nd Street are supplied (and re-supplied)
by Kaufman’s!
-2001:
Kaufman’s supplies The Producers
on Broadway and the national tour with an assortment of military
uniform accessories. |
| -2002:
Kaufman’s supplies the blue police shirts and uniform
dress shoes in Hairspray. |
-2003:
Kaufman’s supplies Billy Joel’s Movin’
Out* with all of its U.S. Marine Corps full dress
and camouflage combat uniforms for both Broadway and the national
tour.
-2003:
Kaufman’s supplies Wonderful Town
with regulation U.S. Navy admiral shoulder boards.
-2003:
Kaufman’s supplies Urinetown with
police style uniform accessories. |
-2004:
Kaufman’s adds a current issue Russian Federation
army officer’s double-headed-eagle cap badge onto a
U.S. Marine Corps enlisted man’s full dress brass belt
buckle to form an ‘Imperial Russian’ police belt
plate requested for Fiddler on the Roof!
-2004:
The Wizard of Oz himself wears original Swiss Army goggles
while ‘the chauffer’ wears WWII period European
military goggles, both supplied by Kaufman’s
in Wicked on Broadway, the national tour and
the latest English production! |
-2005:
Kaufman’s supplies Chitty Chitty Bang Bang*
with ‘Grandfather’s’ British Army style
khaki Kitchener (tall high crown) pith helmet, military ribbons
and original WWII issue corporal chevrons as well as ‘The
Spies’ unusual German military issue black rubber (swimming)
goggles!
-2005:
Kaufman’s supplies the U.S. Army military uniforms
in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
-2005:
The traditional navy-blue and white striped sailor shirts
worn during the French dance number in Monty Python’s
Spamalot are actually original Russian Navy
sailor shirts supplied by Kaufman’s.
-2005:
When the revival of Sweeney Todd starring Patti
LuPone and Michael Cerveris requires original British 'Bobby'
Police whistles and its Props Department can't find any anywhere,
Kaufman's is relied upon to supply them, and we do!
-2005:
Kaufman’s supplies the revival of Mister
Roberts* at the Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts in Washington, D.C. with with an extensive array of U.S.
Navy uniforms and uniform accessories.
-2005:
Kaufman’s supplies traditional black leather
lace-up dress shoes, that happen to be U.S. Navy government
surplus, for both Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in the
revival of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.
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-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies original U.S. Navy WWII period
regulation insignia and classic U.S. Navy 13-button enlisted
men's navy blue wool bell-bottoms for a revival of The
Caine Mutiny Court-Martial*.
-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies Disney’s Tarzan
with khaki colored backpacks and shoulder bags as well as
miniature ‘jungle green’ army-style flashlights
with red lenses for the theatre’s ushers to seat their
guests.
-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies military backpacks and shoulder
bags as well as black coveralls for the stage crew to wear
while they clean up the bloody mess that’s left after
each performance of The Lieutenant of Inishmore.
-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies The History Boys
with a variety of olive army backpacks and black work coveralls
for the stage crew.
-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies black leather combat boots
and uniform accessories to The Wedding Singer.
-2006:
Michael Krass, 2006 Tony Award nominee and Costume Designer
for The Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park
series production of Macbeth, relies on Kaufman’s
for numerous military uniforms and uniform accessories.
-2006:
The Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park
series continues with Mother Courage and Her Children*
starring Meryl Streep in the title role and Kevin Kline as
the Cook. Record crowds line up early every morning for hours
at a time waiting and hoping to obtain two of the limited
and much coveted free tickets! Kaufman’s supplies
the production with literally hundreds of military clothing
items and uniform accessories.
-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies Disney’s Mary
Poppins with old-fashioned one-piece long underwear,
custom-made uniform accessories and 'Admiral Boom's' military
ribbons! |
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addition to Broadway, Kaufman’s often supplies
The Metropolitan Opera, The New York City Opera, Radio
City Music Hall and dozens of off-Broadway, (off) off-Broadway
and regional theatre productions with military uniforms, uniform
accessories and many other unusual clothing items. |
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Kaufman’s
also supplies the movies: |
| -1972:
Kaufman’s supplies a wide range of military clothing
for Deliverance, starring Burt Reynolds and Jon
Voight. |
| -1976:
The olive green field jacket worn by Robert De Niro in Taxi
Driver is supplied from Kaufman’s. |
-1978:
Kaufman’s supplies all the U.S. Army olive-green
fatigue clothing worn during the missile hi-jacking scene
with Larry Hagman and Valerie Perrine in the original Superman:
The Movie.
-1978:
Kaufman’s supplies U.S. Army Vietnam War period
uniforms and insignia for The Deer Hunter. |
| -1986:
Kaufman’s supplies Club Paradise
with complete olive green uniforms and uniform accessories. |
| -1987:
Kaufman’s supplies over a hundred pairs of U.S.
Army Vietnam War period four-pocket cotton fatigue pants for
Gardens of Stone. |
| -1988:
Kaufman’s supplies Police Academy V
with assorted police patches and insignia. |
-1989:
Kaufman’s supplies U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam
War period web gear and uniform accessories for Born
on the Fourth of July.
-1989:
Kaufman’s supplies U.S. Army Vietnam War period
uniforms and accessories as well as twenty cases of military-style
rations for feeding the lead actors during their ‘Boot
Camp’ training exercise, which has been designed to
help them establish the proper mind-set for filming
Casualties of War.
-1989:
Kaufman’s supplies Ghostbusters II
with black leather military-style combat boots.
-1989:
What begins with a simple phone call to inquire whether Kaufman’s
stocks original Vietnam War period military surplus clothing
becomes a major film rental with the producers of Jackknife,
starring Robert De Niro. Within days of receiving the order,
the normal everyday rhythm at our 42nd Street retail store
is disrupted and replaced with a buzz of excitement and activity
as it becomes the assembly point for organizing and preparing
all the military items required for the film. Hours are spent
culling through our extensive stock of used jungle fatigue
uniforms to select a choice array in the sizes required. Kaufman’s
carefully researches any uniform detail in doubt for the purpose
of ensuring historical accuracy. Jackknife’s
own costume design staff visits the store daily to assist
in many ways. Hundreds of insignia are chosen and placement
is discussed. Last minute snags are addressed. By week’s
end we’ve assembled enough military clothing and equipment
to outfit a small army, which as it so happens is exactly
what’s required for the film! The rental calls for forty
U.S. Army infantrymen complete (quite literally) from head
to toe and four U.S. Army helicopter flight crew. All the
uniforms look fantastic! Each infantryman’s ensemble
consists of a set of olive green jungle fatigues- shirt and
trousers, olive jungle boots, olive tee, helmet with camouflage
cover, flak vest and a full set of M56 combat equipment that
includes: a canvas pistol belt, suspenders, butt pack, canteen
and cover, ammo pouches, dummy grenades, period flashlight
and bayonet with scabbard. The helicopter personnel are all
outfitted with two-piece olive-green Nomex fatigues, jungle
boots, SPH (Sound Protection Helmet) helmets with a single
lens visor and Vietnam War issue and dated U.S. Army wrist-watches.
The order is completed right on schedule! That’s when
everything is carefully inspected and counted for the final
time and packed and readied for pick up. Once it’s on
its way to the location for filming, Kaufman’s
work is done and our store returns to business as usual.
It’s been a wonderful experience!
-1989:
Kaufman’s supplies the distinctive Austrian Army
purple and pink pattern camouflage fatigue pants worn by Peter
Boyle in The Dream Team. |
-1990
Kaufman’s supplies a wide array of U.S. Army
Vietnam War period combat uniforms and accessories for Jacob’s
Ladder.
-1990:
Kaufman’s supplies military issue khaki overseas
caps, (the ‘flat envelope’ style cap) and khaki
ties to Last Exit to Brooklyn.
-1990:
Kaufman’s supplies military outerwear to Presumed
Innocent starring Harrison Ford. |
| -1991:
Kaufman’s supplies Prayer of the Rollerboys
with black nylon MA-1 flight jackets and assorted military style
clothing. |
| -1992:
Kaufman’s
supplies Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino
with custom-mounted U.S. Army miniature decorations and medals. |
| -1993:
Kaufman’s supplies dozens of pairs of black military
dress shoes, custom-made cadet shoulder boards and gold eagle
cap badges as well as hundreds of ribbons and medals for the
finale parade scene in The Man Without a Face
starring Mel Gibson. |
| -1995:
When the Costume Department of Apollo 13 starring
Tom Hanks requires original U.S. Air Force Vietnam War period
sage-green all cotton K2B flight coveralls and they can’t
locate any in Hollywood, their first call outside of California
is to Kaufman’s in New York City and we supply
them. |
| -1996:
Kaufman’s is called on to supply, in less than
two weeks time, a number of extremely scarce original British
Army WWII issue desert khaki field uniforms for a new production
about to begin filming in Italy. We supply the entire virtually-impossible
order complete and on schedule! The original uniforms are
then carefully copied to ensure historical accuracy and the
reproductions are worn in The English Patient.
The film wins nine Academy Awards, including the one for
Best Costume Design! |
-1998:
Kaufman’s supplies black army style field jackets
for A Perfect Murder, starring Michael Douglas
and Gwyneth Paltrow.
-1998:
Kaufman’s supplies the Opening Night festivities
of Godzilla outside of Madison Square Garden
in New York City with loads of camouflage netting and assorted
military props and facilitates the rental of privately-owned
U.S. Army military vehicles complete with uniformed personnel
for the occasion. |
| -2004:
Kaufman’s supplies a genuine U.S. Army wooden footlocker
to The Manchurian Candidate. |
| -2005:
The ‘Casino Bandits’ in the remake of The
Pink Panther starring Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques
Clouseau wear black military clothing supplied by Kaufman’s. |
-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies Julie Taymor’s Beyond
the Universe with U.S. Army olive green wool blankets,
black leather military-style combat boots and uniform accessories.
-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies The Good Shepherd
with military naval uniforms; uniform accessories and British
Army WWII issue ‘Tommy’ helmets and khaki gas
mask bags as props.
-2006:
Kaufman’s supplies American Gangster
starring Denzel Washington with a number of military props,
lots of olive green military issue underwear, various uniform
accessories and the Vietnam War style olive green jungle boots
worn by Denzel himself! |
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Kaufman’s
supplies television too: |
| -1955:
Kaufman’s supplies Sergeant Ernie Bilko and his
platoon on The Phil Silvers Show with original
U.S. Army military surplus khaki uniforms from The Korean War.
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| -1961: A
segment of Naked City is filmed inside Kaufman’s
original New York City warehouse on the south-east corner of
Grand Street and Broadway. |
| -1966:
Kaufman’s supplies the original Batman
starring Adam West with WWII issue U.S. Government Civilian
Defense gas masks. |
| -1973:
Kaufman’s supplies the Kojak series
starring Telly Savalas with military clothing and uniform accessories. |
| -1985:
Kaufman’s supplies The Equalizer
series starring Edward Woodward with military clothing, uniform
accessories and insignia. |
| -1987:
Kaufman’s supplies numerous episodes of the HBO
series Vietnam War Story with large numbers of
original U.S. Army Vietnam War combat uniforms and uniform accessories. |
| -1988:
Kaufman’s supplies both military camouflage and
civilian clothing for In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders. |
| -1990:
Kaufman’s supplies military clothing and uniform
accessories to Law & Order. |
| -2004:
Kaufman’s supplies an episode of The Sopranos
with genuine Soviet Army camouflage uniforms. |
| -Present
day: Kaufman’s is often called upon (sometimes
at the very last minute!) to supply military uniforms and/or
uniform accessories for episodes of Late Nite with Conan
O’Brien, NBC Saturday Night Live
and The Late Show with David Letterman! |
Other
television shows that Kaufman’s has supplied
over the years include: All My Children, America’s
Most Wanted, Captain Kangaroo, Encyclopedia, Good Morning
America, Loving, Nickelodeon, One Life to Live, Ryan’s
Hope, Sesame Street, Special Victims Unit, The History Channel… |
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