Buzz ELC 'Salt Water Wash' Deck jacket

[Anonymous]

Thanks for posting those Peter. You jacket looks exactly like mine. The BR one looks like it's been out under a Pacific sun for months or was worn at Bikini Atoll and gone radio-active !!

I love that name stencil. Anyone know how to replicate that ?

Cheers,
Dave

 

[ausreenactor]

Which stencil were you after? The U. S. N.? on Peter's jacket chest? I have a spare iron on. I did a CAB OD Deck Hook with a patch from Ties. They MIGHT still be available on eBay from either Vintageproduction or a Hong Kong seller for around $5?

Couchy

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Couchy,
Actually it was the name stencil under the 'USN' one that appeals. I wondererd how it was done back in the day and if such kits are still available ?

I too have used repro ones and they are great.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Peter Graham]

I wondererd how it was done back in the day and if such kits are still available ?

Dave, it appears that the stencil was made for the individual person rather than a standard one with interchangeable letters. I'm sure one could be made up if you were careful.

 

[ausreenactor]

There are guys at the sig regiment who use the Marsh machine to punch out snappy stencils with a very military look. Use it to label boxes etc... Given the 'inside' part of the letters are still there, could it have been a stamp? There are numerous references out there on where to ID WWII kit, but I can not instantly relay how they did it. I am sure you could get a stamp made today to do anything. We have all manner of large stamps to save Aircrew writing. And they are a lot finer than the name on the jacket (which is a ripper by the way). Just a thought...

Couchy

 

[kevlarg]

There are guys at the sig regiment who use the Marsh machine to punch out snappy stencils with a very military look. Use it to label boxes etc... Given the 'inside' part of the letters are still there, could it have been a stamp? There are numerous references out there on where to ID WWII kit, but I can not instantly relay how they did it. I am sure you could get a stamp made today to do anything. We have all manner of large stamps to save Aircrew writing. And they are a lot finer than the name on the jacket (which is a ripper by the way). Just a thought...

Couchy

Great suggestion Couchy. The stamp is the way to go. If you have some graphic design skills or know someone who does you/they could easily reproduce that artwork with whatever name you wanted. Then you email that to a stamp making company and they make one for you. Its not terribly expensive I had one made for my girl's business so she could stamp the company name and logo on anything she sent out. Do a web search and I am sure you can make one with ease.

Kevin