JohannesClimacus
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I recently purchased my first (supposedly) authentic n-1 jacket. I hope to carefully clean it and wear it. A few pictures are below but I've also uploaded more here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/196520717@N08/albums/72177720324022019
According to some research I did on the lapel tag's marking, it dates to 1945, a few months before the end of the war. But I have never seen a long version of the N-1 so I was hoping for some verification as to whether these were actually made, and if mine does seem authentic. The seller's description said: "This one dates to the 1940s and features all original components. It is fully alpaca lined and features a talon zipper as well as a mouton collar. These longer versions were mainly issued to officers and are far rarer than the standard shorter n-1 deck jackets. This is preserved in fantastic original condition."
Aside from authenticating it, I'm wondering if anyone has an idea how the waist synch mechanism works. Or at least, I assume that's what it is. In the back of the jacket two channels are sewn, and on each end of the jacket there are two interior openings for those channels. Each side of the jacket has *one* piece of strap coming out a hole - one side of the jacket has a strap coming out the upper channel, and the other side of the jacket has a strap coming out the lower channel. But for the life of me I can't figure out how you would make the clasps on the straps work, unless I'm missing half of a strap on each side or something.
As a side note, the fit is MUCH different than my Schott leather N-1. It's stamped a size 40 but it's massive on me. It is crazy warm and layerable, but it is a beast of a garment.
According to some research I did on the lapel tag's marking, it dates to 1945, a few months before the end of the war. But I have never seen a long version of the N-1 so I was hoping for some verification as to whether these were actually made, and if mine does seem authentic. The seller's description said: "This one dates to the 1940s and features all original components. It is fully alpaca lined and features a talon zipper as well as a mouton collar. These longer versions were mainly issued to officers and are far rarer than the standard shorter n-1 deck jackets. This is preserved in fantastic original condition."
Aside from authenticating it, I'm wondering if anyone has an idea how the waist synch mechanism works. Or at least, I assume that's what it is. In the back of the jacket two channels are sewn, and on each end of the jacket there are two interior openings for those channels. Each side of the jacket has *one* piece of strap coming out a hole - one side of the jacket has a strap coming out the upper channel, and the other side of the jacket has a strap coming out the lower channel. But for the life of me I can't figure out how you would make the clasps on the straps work, unless I'm missing half of a strap on each side or something.
As a side note, the fit is MUCH different than my Schott leather N-1. It's stamped a size 40 but it's massive on me. It is crazy warm and layerable, but it is a beast of a garment.
