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No .. not sure what it’s made of .

In its original box .. Original WWII student pilots winged cap badge.

Great fit …. And it looks good on you !

I think it’s pretty good guess that if your one of the older guys you broke into this hobby with your first Avirex A2. The younger guys broke into it with Wested Indy jackets .

Supply chains were slow. There weren’t cut and dry time lines. Just because the Army stopped issuing A2’s in 43, it didn’t mean that they immediately started issuing B-10s and B-15s The next month . Also remember that most supply chain items were sent to Europe via ship transport . 42 and 43 saw...

The one that started it all!

Another original

You posted a photo one time of you in your game keepers clothing in front of a wagon with your shotgun and dogs . That is the photo I wish I still had . That one is awesome and really does look like the 007 game keeper photo . :)

Love the photo !! It just all fits !! The hat , the jacket , the beard , the rain . You sort of remind me of the game keeper in the James Bond film “SkyFall” Well done ! :)

Well … we can probably suggest a number of jackets you can wear if you REALLY want to be noticed ;)

I wonder if it’s the GW size 46 that belonged to @foster and was the subject of it disappearing when he sent it to Raphael?

John They look great! Was it an EBay purchase or is there a link for them ?

:oops::oops::oops: I’ve got no words Zhi. One of the best I’ve seen on this forum in years. Well .. look at that … I guess I did have some words ;)

Great question Russet knits have been discussed here a number of times over the years. It seems that they start out as the ones pictured above with a red tone but after some wear and fade the color tones down a little . For example see the photo of an original A2 with original russet knits . It...