Star Sportswear G-1

[sobrien]

In my journey for a flight jacket like my dad's i have bought a few that didn't fit or were of poor quality. I originally had a Flight Apparel Industries G-1 that was a gift in the 80's. It was a 40L and didn't fit for very long. So i found a Star Sportswear G-1 on Ebay that looked great but didn't fit so I gave it to one of my sons. It did not have a normal USN issue tag and it looks like a pre 7823 jacket. Does anyone have any idea when it was made? It has a wonderful collar and patina. The waistband is original, however the cuffs appear to be non original.
Here's some pics.
First the tag;

 

[sobrien]

No response? Any ideas if it's a civilian jacket or re-tagged military issue? Is it from the 40's or 50's?

 

[jschare]

What kind of zipper pull does it have? Does it have anything stamped in the windflap or markings under the collar? With that label, I'd lean toward a civi.

 

[Roughwear]

It looks like an early 1950s jacket and was most likely an over run from one of their military two contracts in 1950 and 1951 and hence sold on the civilian market perhaps when the Korean War had ended.

 

[STEVE S.]

I agree with Andrew. Here are the 55j14 & 7823 series mil spec labels by Star.

 

[sobrien]

It has the Conmar zipper. Someone else has identified it as a pretty definite over run sold in the civilian market. Everything about it is military spec except for the label. It is essentially a Star 55J14. That's fine with me, its a great jacket. Good news is that my son might give it back to me. He never wears it and I've lost weight and it fits me now.

 

[Richard Cuellar]

Beautiful everyday jacket. By all means take it back Looks identical to my 1976 Imperial. Is yours goat? Mine is heavy steerhide.

 

[Roughwear]

All G-1s were made from goatskin until cowhide was used on some contracts in the 1970s.

 

[sobrien]

It is beautiful dark goatskin. I do have the jacket back, however my first time wearing it the zipper broke. I need a new/old Conmar zipper. MASH is out of the one I need though. Still looking though. My goal is to at one point get an H&L Block M422a. It was the jacket my dad was issued in 1945.

 

[robrinay]

Byson leather in the UKmade extensive repairs to the jacket and replaced the Conmar zipper on my Star G1 - 55J14 with one of their nos Conmars - correct zipper but nickel not blackened nickel but thanks to advice on this forum on how to replace a puller I put my old blackened one on the tape - when it came back- perfect. check them out
http://www.bysonleather.co.uk