EASTMAN TIMEWORN 55J14 vf-20 HERITAGE RESEARCH PACK

[mindful]

just wanted to show my newest edition ive wanted this jacket for a long time love the fit just like my Irvin b Forster vintage, goat skins very nice i think Eastman do a very nice goat leather on there g1 jackets and best of all i sold the gloves and the ball cap and got £50 off the jacket final price was £325 what a bargain

 

[Persimmon]

Now that is an interesting jacket.

Whats with the Alien face on the jacket ?
Sorry but I just could not wear out and about.

Whats the story with this purchase ?

 

[mindful]

yeah the patch is the vf-20 fighting 20 squadron the patch is from Eastman reproduction of an original wouldn't be my choice but i can pull it off and by the way its a skull head not a alien head
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFA-34

 

[mindful]

this jacket was £975 part of a Eastman collaboration with heritage research company only so many made and was on sale for £495. a i sold the gloves and hat £120 and got an extra £50 off sale price so i paid £325

 

[Peter Graham]

You got a good deal there. The patch is great. The US Navy always had the coolest patches.

 

[Dr H]

A good deal indeed - originally listed at £975? I can't believe that many would have sold at that price however select.

 

[mindful]

i saw the jacket last year and would never have bought it for original price and when i saw the sale price and couldn't resist it and i planed on selling the extras to make some money back, so im quite please with the out come

 

[mindful]

You got a good deal there. The patch is great. The US Navy always had the coolest patches.

yeah i like alot of the navy squadron patches also this my not be my first choice but its cool enough to me .

 

[Roughwear]

Interesting jacket, but do the sleeves look a little too long and is the body of the G-1 a little too short? Perhaps it's just the less than flattering photo?

 

[ausreenactor]

Very Buzz Rickson of them. I like it!

Couchy

 

[mindful]

Interesting jacket, but do the sleeves look a little too long and is the body of the G-1 a little too short? Perhaps it's just the less than flattering photo?

i kinda thought that roughwear, it is a size 40 the arms are the right length for me i like the size and for me the cut is very similar to my vintage irvin b , maybe its a short fitting, as for the picture i couldn't find the right one without a soppy face i think when it wears in the leather will relax a bit more in the body .

 

[mindful]

just wanted to show my newest edition ive wanted this jacket for a long time love the fit just like my Irvin b Forster vintage, goat skins very nice i think Eastman do a very nice goat leather on there g1 jackets and best of all i sold the gloves and the ball cap and got £50 off the jacket final price was £325 what a bargain

 

[mindful]

Very Buzz Rickson of them. I like it!

Couchy

yeah it does have that buzz rickson style about it that's what i like, its not as smart as the plain jackets but the patches gives it character thanks

 

[Persimmon]

Still looks like an alien to me.

 

[havocpaul]

It may look like an 'alien' but that was what the VF-20 insignia was, a skull with smaller detail within. Only threat to authenticity is VF-20 didn't exist much beyond WW2 so they may have been better placing it on their M-422.