Recent content by Silver Surfer

ya might want to look at the langlitz and vanson line of mc jackets.

vintage wooden blanket chests work for me. when they are old enough, the wood no longer has moisture, and in fact, will absorb atmospheric moisture. the chests can be lined with acid free paper if wanted, any moth repellent can be put in if wanted. the trick is to find one or more that close...

so its true, Burt, you are a man of the cloth.

wow, what a knock out, roll out bunch of good wears. each and every one is as good as it gets. congrats, gentlemen.

holy shit! I never knew there was such a thing. brilliant advanced design. thanx for the post, mike.

the spec labels were just tacked (sewn) at the corners of the label, and sewn to the fur(shearling). Thus, the reason you rarely see original spec labels on Irvins. Never through the hides.

2 1/2" is pretty much the standard. however, some were painted on directly, and of those, some were a tad larger.

John [good wear] has a monarch a-2 listed on eb. I think that I saw this one for sale at one of the mil sites or eb a few months ago. by john's measurements, it looks to be a reasonable size 40. also, it will need a little work to make it a wearer.

By chappy’s measurements, it’s long in the body and arms. Too bad, too long. Nutz

Aero? Yes. 16160? No. The 16160 contract had a stand collar. Mid war aero is my guess.

sweeeeeet!

nice field solution.

ive got one of the alfa "repros", and its an ideal easy wearing winter jacket. having had a couple from the 50s and 60s I noticed that the repros have fake fur and are slightly longer in the body. I like both of those aspects, as I don't have to worry about fur loss or odor, and the jacket...

we are so lucky to have guys like Steve, Dave sheeley, John chapman, and ties kaiser and other resident patch makers on this forum. masters, all.

a few years ago I landed an elc house a-2 in seal goat skin. my intent was to see if it could be remade into a cable raincoats 10008-p a-2. I floated the idea with Steve, and he wrote that it could be done. I sourced new knits,, liner material, a proper nomenclature label, and zipper...