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Anonymous
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I understand the 'worn' concern, but this is 42 and I wear 40
so it will be bulky on me.
This is a 1:1 copy of the taken apart original, so worn should look 100% like the original as worn.
so it will be bulky on me.
This is a 1:1 copy of the taken apart original, so worn should look 100% like the original as worn.
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Anonymous
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Hi Andrew,
This mouton color is my personal favorite too.
To answer to m444uk about the dark brown mouton,
we could have whatever mouton color, yellow, green, red, anything you like.
The problem is that to be able to have such options means have to pay more e.g. to make dark brown moutons, so consequently the price of the jacket can only increase.
Due to an accident we had to buy 3 different color knits for the navy jackets so now have russet brown, brown and dark brown. (Have not taken delivery of the brown yet).
Also, about the color of the jacket. I call this "dark chocolate" and we did it like this because all the high end repro makers have this color. And this is a high end repro you are looking at.
But the color of the originals I own are a lighter brown more like "milk chocolate". So we examine the possibility to offer a "milk chocolate" leather color for later, i.e. when can afford it.
This mouton color is my personal favorite too.
To answer to m444uk about the dark brown mouton,
we could have whatever mouton color, yellow, green, red, anything you like.
The problem is that to be able to have such options means have to pay more e.g. to make dark brown moutons, so consequently the price of the jacket can only increase.
Due to an accident we had to buy 3 different color knits for the navy jackets so now have russet brown, brown and dark brown. (Have not taken delivery of the brown yet).
Also, about the color of the jacket. I call this "dark chocolate" and we did it like this because all the high end repro makers have this color. And this is a high end repro you are looking at.
But the color of the originals I own are a lighter brown more like "milk chocolate". So we examine the possibility to offer a "milk chocolate" leather color for later, i.e. when can afford it.
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Anonymous
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Yeah, I know
that's why we are getting ready from now
the next jacket we 're making gonna look like this
with red aero knits
huge!!
that's why we are getting ready from now
the next jacket we 're making gonna look like this
with red aero knits
huge!!
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Anonymous
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Seriously now, we can easily make blue/green knits, but don't have where to use them.
They would go to USAF's nylon jackets and the cotton jackets like B-10, B-15, N-1 etc right?
Would love to, but we don't make those, and honestly can't make them.
So what's the use?
They would go to USAF's nylon jackets and the cotton jackets like B-10, B-15, N-1 etc right?
Would love to, but we don't make those, and honestly can't make them.
So what's the use?
ButteMT61
Well-Known Member
If the price is right, I'm in. I love the mouton. I don't have enough years to wait for it to go naturally and I don't care if it's "correct". I bet we could get 1000 pics from WWII and if they were in color, or even good B&W, they show variations just like everything else we've picked apart over the years.
Don't worry about deviating from your basic design, at least not yet. But yeah, green knits would look killer!
Don't worry about deviating from your basic design, at least not yet. But yeah, green knits would look killer!
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Anonymous
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Yeah the 'correct' color has always been an issue.
I have 10 M-65 Olive Drab jackets, they are all different color
Of course, same applies to all military clothing and equipment
ATF site has a funny and informative page about "What is Khaki" here:
http://www.atthefront.com/us/uniforms/whatiskhaki.html
I bet same thing applied to leathers (including moutons).
It would be simply impossible for the wwii jacket makers to make the same color leathers.
It's not even possible today, with today's technologies.
I have 10 M-65 Olive Drab jackets, they are all different color
Of course, same applies to all military clothing and equipment
ATF site has a funny and informative page about "What is Khaki" here:
http://www.atthefront.com/us/uniforms/whatiskhaki.html
I bet same thing applied to leathers (including moutons).
It would be simply impossible for the wwii jacket makers to make the same color leathers.
It's not even possible today, with today's technologies.
m444uk
Active Member
PLATON said:
I don't think you need to be Sherlock Holmes to realize m422a mouton ,when issued, was in shades of brown IE.chestnut, medium and dark. Anything else is fantasy !
(jacket on left is a M444)
So, what evidence do you have that USN jackets where issued with dark blonde mouton ? ?
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Anonymous
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Nobody doubts what color was the mouton on a newly issued jacket.
We chose to copy this look
We may have other options too. We are totally driven by popular demand.
We chose to copy this look
We may have other options too. We are totally driven by popular demand.
