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Wow! I checked out your instagram as well. The jacket looks fantastic on you! Hope your copy of it turns out well. It certainly looks like it is.

Well, time for an update. I contacted Steve Sellers ( @STEVE S. ) about this poor jacket a while ago. He agreed to take it on and we discussed what it needed and what I wanted done with it. He was great about sending me picutres of options and progress reports. I got home to a package waiting...

Oops! HORIZONTAL line. Jeez....

Both of those examples have that vertical (EDIT: HORIZONTAL) line of stitching I was referring to. It continues from the top of the knit over to the zipper. Like I said, I'm not nearly as well versed on these as most here, but I've never seen a legit contract G1 without it. EDIT: HORIZONTAL LINE

Looks good! Nice fit.

I remember seeing this on ebay. I'm no expert, but I figured it was a repro that had a genuine label sewn on. Look at where the knits meet the leather on the front. I've never seen a G1 without a vertical (EDIT: HORIZONTAL) line of stitching that goes straight across, creating a "box" of those...

Thanks. Yeah, who thought that collar was a good idea?!

Excellent! I saw FlakMagnet recommend him as well. Thank you!

I think i'm going to keep it for the time being. Who do you recommend I ask about a new collar? Keep in mind that if you say, "Bill", or "Jim", or "Bob" I won't know who you're talking about (I haven't been around here as long as most of you!). Thanks.

Oof. Now that I see it, that's all I see.

Single ply waist knit with mend. No light colored thread here. Think this should be a Conmar or a Talon, and blackened. Backside of zipper. Looks like it's been replace to me. This wayward stitch is unfortunate. Probably done when the collar was replaced.

So the Jacket...well the collar speaks for itself. Still can't believe someone thought this was a good idea. I think it is most likely fox. It's good quality for what it is. The good: The leather seems pretty amazing to me for probably being over 70 years old. It's very supple, not a trace of...

Well it's here. Let me get some fit pics up right away and get into the details in a seperate post. First off, I was a little disappointed to find out that the seller's measurements were off a little bit. He had two important measurements as: P2P - 23 and Shoulders - 19. Also, he stated that it...

Me too. Lol. Absolutely!

Well, it's on its way to me as we speak. Got it for $225, which works out to about $250 with tax and shipping. I'll post more pics when I get it.