M445 Monarch

[Anonymous]

Can get an original M445 to make pattern.
I don't particularly think this is a popular jacket and am reluctant to do it.
However, if any of you guys thinks otherwise, please come forward.

 

[John Lever]

Good idea. No one makes one in Europe, so you would be unique.

 

[deeb7]

... and the machinist will hate you.

 

[airfrogusmc]

I had US Authentic make me an M 445 a couple of years ago. If you were to make one I might consider it. I can't remember if the Monarch has the two buttons or not. Heres some shots of mine. I know not 100% accurate but its my favorite sheepskin I have yet to own and as most here know I've owned a few. I ordered it with a one piece back.

I added the USMC buttons

Big Talon was from Clark (Thanks again Clark)

 

[deeb7]

I can't remember if the Monarch has the two buttons or not ...

Most Monarchs were version 1, without the buttons (M445, M445A) ... the M445B (with buttons) was introduced during the production of their last contract.

 

[airfrogusmc]

That sounds right. Thanks Deeb. That would be my preference.

 

[RCSignals]

If I were to buy a sheepskin jacket it would be one of these. It seems more practical than a B-3. That said I'm not sure I would buy one.

But it may be worth it for you to make patterns at least anyway.

 

[sealbeachbum]

Great looking jacket Alan!

 

[airfrogusmc]

Great looking jacket Alan!

Thanks Bill.

It was a total custom and less than a grand. I haven't needed it this year until today :lol: Its snowing now....

 

[airfrogusmc]

Can get an original M445 to make pattern.
I don't particularly think this is a popular jacket and am reluctant to do it.
However, if any of you guys thinks otherwise, please come forward.

So are you gonna do it?

 

[John Lever]

I would buy one from you.

 

[Anonymous]

Very challenging

 

[m444uk]

It would be interesting to see ELC shearling sales figures. I would guess the biggest sellers were:

1) B-3
2) RAF
3) D-1
4) B-6

and a distant 5th ANJ-4. If it sold in any numbers they would surely also make the M-444, perhaps the most practical shearling of all.

 

[John Lever]

I would say the RAF would be top of the list, but we could both be wrong. Of all of them, the Anj-4 is the most practical.

 

[m444uk]

I remember Stuart Clurman saying on his old forum, his B3 outsold the ANJ-4 by a factor of 20 to 1. Difficult to read to much into that I guess as I don't think he sells many of either !

In 2006 or so, I bought a batch of new Eastman Roughwear B6s from the RAF museum close out sale and they were serial numbered in the low hundreds. I sold one to John Chapman which I think was no.109 (it can be seen in his flight jacket CD).
If anyone has got a recent serial number we can deduce the annual output ?

 

[RCSignals]

That looks new Platon

 

[airfrogusmc]

If you could make one with that long beautiful sheepskin I would be on it too.

 

[John Lever]

Here's one for sale in the UK -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW11-US-NAVY- ... 3f12ae953a