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My last A-2 (hopefully) - Good Wear

P-47 thunderbolt

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Here it is, my personal grail. With huge thanks to blackrat2 for his amazing consideration. Knowing I was looking for a GW, he contacted me and offered this jacket. Now I usually take a size 42, but this is labeled a 44 but has measurements similar to a 42 and comparable to some 42s on the GW sale page. Being a roughwear 27752 I simply couldn't resist, plus I was looking for something a little lighter in shade than my usual seal.
This is shinki, beautiful matte finish with tons of character. The dye has created a mottled look in some areas which is stunning. The leather is thinner and more supple than all other horsehides I have and I much more accurate for it. NOS crown zipper and studs.
Huge thanks and gestures like that put a little faith backing humanity.
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ES335

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Here it is, my personal grail. With huge thanks to blackrat2 for his amazing consideration. Knowing I was looking for a GW, he contacted me and offered this jacket. Now I usually take a size 42, but this is labeled a 44 but has measurements similar to a 42 and comparable to some 42s on the GW sale page. Being a roughwear 27752 I simply couldn't resist, plus I was looking for something a little lighter in shade than my usual seal.
This is shinki, beautiful matte finish with tons of character. The dye has created a mottled look in some areas which is stunning. The leather is thinner and more supple than all other horsehides I have and I much more accurate for it. NOS crown zipper and studs.
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mulceber

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Yeah, when I was ordering the Monarch, John told me the family that (still) owns Horween have in their records an order from the government for leather, with instructions to send it to Dubow mfg. co.

I could be wrong, but I think John's had both vegetable and chromium tanned leather from them, but most of it's veg-tanned.
 
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