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Big B3. !
- Thread starter John Lever
- Start date
Pilot
Well-Known Member
With the Gobi desert finish and loosing its
( original? ) size tag..
John Lever
Moderator
A realistic price when compared to others asking almost the price when new
John Lever
Moderator
It was a gift. TBO
Micawber
Well-Known Member
Yes, I think it was
John Lever
Moderator
If only it had been a 42 !
ZuZu
Well-Known Member
Wow- the ageing on that one is great! Coulda fooled me- except- those acres of collar give it away- especially at a size 48 it should be more petite!
CK90
Well-Known Member
Acres of collar... man Zu, I love this. You aren't wrong either!
John Lever
Moderator
Funny how every thread about ELC B'3s ends up like this
Pilot
Well-Known Member
John Lever
Moderator
More of the same....
ZuZu
Well-Known Member
It's kinda like the Stuey Clurman 30-415 on his labels or the Aero of Scotland's bizarre zig zag stitching- these guys cling to their flaws like limpets. Eastman's B3 collar is a flaw which they could easily correct but don't- even though they have spectacular Irvins and other sheepskin jackets which show they can make a great repro. The ageing on that MOA jacket shows they can make a hyper-realistic copy.
I think eventually they'll come around like they did with the clown collar Rough Wears, the smooth couch leather jackets and the faulty knits...
Silver Surfer
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ive owns several original b-3s, and imo, the elc b-3 collars are correct. ive seen collars shorter, and some longer. as I no longer have an original b-3, I can't do the measuring as I did for original vs elc rws to show that elc is on the money.
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John Lever
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I have posted very many images of ww2 B3 jackets with collars the same size as those of elc.
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ZuZu
Well-Known Member
If Eastman's collars aren't actually too big by an inch or so (and I think they are) then some trick of sewing or collar setting that they use makes the collars seem to gigantic. I have eyes and my one true talent in life is seeing how one thing differs from another. Something makes Eastman's B3 collars look too wide.
ZuZu
Well-Known Member
A photo showing people standing around relaxed with the collars on their B-3s open doesn't really show anything at all. Those collars to my eye aren't as large proportionally as Eastman's. The jackets are open and the collars spread out. If you did that to your Eastman B3s the collars would be way out over the shouder tips!
