busdrivermike
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Personally I’ve got no issues with how fivestar did their jacket
But I do wear and love a noble house b3 so my judgment may be impaired
But I do wear and love a noble house b3 so my judgment may be impaired
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FiveStar Leather Looking for Recommendations on M-445A Jacket
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mulceber
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It appears to me, based on the photo of Jorge's jacket, that Shawn's repro is accurate to the HLB Corp contract, which is the one he was copying. It sounds from what John said that a lot of other M-445A makers did it differently, and I know a lot of the AN-J-4 makers did as well. It's definitely something Shawn should keep in mind for the future, whether it's this model of jacket, or others.
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John Lever
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Sorry to keep repeating this but the m445a and Anj4 are identical
Saint-ex
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@John Lever since I'm not an expert I don't want to assert without knowing, but how to explain this original ?
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
ORIGINAL H.L.B CORP N.Y. SPEC M-445A HEAVY WINTER JACKET
Gents, Today I wanted to share a superb example of the Spec M-445A, made by H.L.B. CORP. N.Y. under Contract No. 98192 in 1942. The Spec M-445 series was a flight jacket for the "Heavy-Winter” adopted by the USN in the 1930s, and was developed for the same purpose as the USAAF B-3. This...
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
John Lever
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Well.. I stand corrected but must say it is not the usual method of construction..
I had one made 'wrongly' like that by McCoys and sold it for that very reason. The way the sheepskin is folded ( unlike a B3 ) over and sewn together plus the goatskin makes for a very thick unyielding seam.
The design is still the same as the short zip Anj4
I had one made 'wrongly' like that by McCoys and sold it for that very reason. The way the sheepskin is folded ( unlike a B3 ) over and sewn together plus the goatskin makes for a very thick unyielding seam.
The design is still the same as the short zip Anj4
Otter
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It's here and I am very pleased. Sheepskin is very nice, the goatskin is a milk chocolate brown and quite pliable and soft. The shops jacket feels comfy, reasonable weight and easy to move in.
The cuffs are sheepskin lined and have the rack rib knits which are very nice. The zip position makes closing the jacket very simple. Will try and get some daylight photos tomorrow once the rain stops.
The cuffs are sheepskin lined and have the rack rib knits which are very nice. The zip position makes closing the jacket very simple. Will try and get some daylight photos tomorrow once the rain stops.
John Lever
Moderator
Looked at some archive images and it appears that Fried Ostermann constructed arms with the separate detail, HLB joined them together.
Not sure about W & G.
I remember asking IF about this detail on my Few jacket, he thought it was made incorrectly.
You live and learn !
Not sure about W & G.
I remember asking IF about this detail on my Few jacket, he thought it was made incorrectly.
You live and learn !
saucerfiend
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saucerfiend
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Again, what happened to the fit pics?
