Grate Lakes/Great Lakes M422 ebay

[R7000]

Interesting, but crazy price. Anyone hear of Grate Lakes (or is it Great Lakes)?

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[mulceber]

Looks like Grate Lakes is the label under which Freewheelers is producing the jacket. The price is extreme, and I'd never spend that kind of money on a repro (knock on wood), but I suspect the seller's hoping to cash in on the brand. Freewheelers is a VERY well-respected Japanese brand.

 

[Spitfireace]

Lot's of Japanese stuff is overpriced. Lot of chancers as they would say in the UK. By the way it is Great Lakes. You know the Great Lakes... Superior , Michigan etc.

 

[mulceber]

By the way it is Great Lakes. You know the Great Lakes... Superior , Michigan etc.

Certainly not disagreeing with you, but I think @R7000 was just quoting the label:

 

[Spitfireace]

OMG... LOL.

 

[Spitfireace]

Ya, ok, not sure if I could live with a label as obviously bad as that.

 

[mulceber]

Maybe Grate Lakes is supposed to be a Wisconsin-based company...

...I'll get me coat.

 

[Spitfireace]

I was looking on eBay for an A-11 watch last night and a chancer in Japan was trying to pass off a 45 Waltham as a 42 and included a pic of the back of the watch showing it was 45. Way overpriced.

 

[Spitfireace]

Too much cheese to the head.

 

[Spitfireace]

Looks like Grate Lakes is the label under which Freewheelers is producing the jacket. The price is extreme, and I'd never spend that kind of money on a repro (knock on wood), but I suspect the seller's hoping to cash in on the brand. Freewheelers is a VERY well-respected Japanese brand.

I don't respect it that much. Buzz Rickson is a label I respect.

 

[mulceber]

I would go for Buzz over them too. I’m just saying they’re a ritzy brand.

 

[Micawber]

Chuck a few more lumps o'coal in the grate dear, the fire is almost out...

OMG I've think I've caught Posting Off Topicitis from one or two folks here ...and I've worn a mask and been so careful with my social interaction too!

 

[Spitfireace]

Don't spread your disease Steve.

 

[Spitfireace]

I'll get me coat.

 

[Chandler]

OMG I've think I've caught Posting Off Topicitis from one or two folks here ...and I've worn a mask and been so careful with my social interaction too!

It's not really fatal, as some might lead you to believe.

Besides, "grate" IS in the subject line.

 

[Spitfireace]

I'm not "grateful" .. I'll get me coat.

 

[Chandler]

By the way it is Great Lakes. You know the Great Lakes... Superior , Michigan etc.

Or...

Naval Station Great Lakes

cnrma.cnic.navy.mil

However, not much aviation training going on there.

 

[Dany McDonald]

Hello,

Beside, and like Jan already said about GREAT LAKES GMT.MFG.CO. being a a sub of Freewheelers, It was one of the original N-3, L-2B and B-15B makers in the late 40's early 50's. So the name is being reprinted, probably because they also did a lot of outdoor garments in the 40's and the Japanese market seems very fond of that look and in part behind the revival of this style.

Like Rainier, the Nylon they used for the military was darker so a bit different from the other Reed, Sigmund etc... and is SUPER rare and hard to find.

Dany

 

[Spitfireace]

Hard to find.

 

[Spitfireace]

For us in the smaller catagory we can get smaller sizes BR from Yahoo Auctions