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Anonymous · May 24, 2011

Someone is offering me this USN jacket
Jacket has no tags and scalloped pocket flaps.

Anyone can identify it?

RCSignals · May 24, 2011

Looks like the back panel is seamed over the front panel at the shoulder, and there is no horizontal stitching at the back of the collar. Signs of an early jacket?

Anonymous · May 24, 2011

there are a few early jackets without the 6-7 horizontal stitching lines
but have either yellow or black stencil

this is the only one I have seen with white/silver stitching

deeb7 · May 24, 2011

Willis & Geiger matches.

Anonymous · May 24, 2011

I know it's not one of the below

CONTRACT-N288s 32357
CONTRACT-N288s 28628

but it could be this
CONTRACT NXS-290

anyone has a photo of its label?

nogbat · May 24, 2011

off the subject , platon when are you going to update your website???

Anonymous · May 24, 2011

should be this one

what do you think?

site will be updated when new products are ready.
new products are not ready because we are looking to upgrade the leathers

it's unimaginably hard to find suitable leathers so it takes time, sorry

RCSignals · May 24, 2011

CONTRACT NXS-290 is a Willis and Geiger contract number. So is NOs-290A apparently.

SPECIFICATION M 422A WILLIS AND GEIGER INC. CONTRACT-Nos.290A
SPECIFICATION M 422a WILLIS AND GEIGER INC. CONTRACT-N Xs-290
SPECIFICATION M 422 WILLIS AND GEIGER INC. CONTRACT-No. S-74892

So do you have the jacket now?

deeb7 · May 25, 2011

RCSignals said:
CONTRACT NXS-290 is a Willis and Geiger contract number. So is NOs-290A apparently.

They are the same contract ... other W & G M422 contracts are N156s 16957, and Nos 85956.

RCSignals · May 25, 2011

deeb7 said:
RCSignals said:

CONTRACT NXS-290 is a Willis and Geiger contract number. So is NOs-290A apparently.

Click to expand...

They are the same contract ... other W & G M422 contracts are N156s 16957, and Nos 85956.

yes that '290' contract is similar to the nomenclature of the Gordon and Ferguson 416. Same contract but different.

There has to be significance to the differentiation between NXs and NOs and the 'A' suffix.

deeb7 · May 25, 2011

RCSignals said:
yes that '290' contract is similar to the nomenclature of the Gordon and Ferguson 416. Same contract but different.

There has to be significance to the differentiation between NXs and NOs and the 'A' suffix.

Also Fried Ostermann NOS 1406 A, and NXS 1406 EXT-A.
H & L Block NXS 5134, and NXsa 5134 ... just to further confuse.

RCSignals · May 25, 2011

The system is a head scratcher, but must have made sense to someone at the time.

Silver Surfer · May 25, 2011

i concur. w&g m-422a. same as the one i own. very nicely made i might add, and properly proportioned as against the w&g m-422 which had short sleeves [wtf?], i mean really short. in fact, you will see w&g m-422s that were depot rebuilt with an addition of appx. 4" added to the sleeves.

RCSignals · May 25, 2011

Some of the later W+G must have had short sleeves too

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9859

Anonymous · May 26, 2011

I hate w&g

deeb7 · May 26, 2011

PLATON said:
I hate w&g

Ah well, at least now you know which stencil colour to avoid.

Anonymous · May 26, 2011

this ebay seller didnt have much of a feedback
I pray that he sends me the jacket and not flea to Brazil with my money

deeb7 · May 26, 2011

PLATON said:
flea to Brazil

That would bite.

Anonymous · May 26, 2011

jump also
OK flee then

RCSignals · May 26, 2011

Don't be a hater, it's not the jacket's fault

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