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Strange m422a jacket
- Thread starter JonnyCrow
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Skyhawk
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Yeah the mouton Church used tends to turn to a white blond. More so than any other original manufacturer. They used the red and the reddish brown Rayon liners. Both at the same time for a short period. The zipper looks like it's NOS. The label is nice. Those knits look bad. Looks to be a poly blend or maybe acrylic. The rib rack weave is too wide. That's a shame but otherwise looks like a good repro.
Cheers, I never knew that, yeah shame about the knits, so any mouton that looks white blond is correct then? Thanks for the education/heads up, I would have assumed the mouton was wrong otherwise
If that's the retail then it's low priced as they're asking around 200 bucks I think
mulceber
Moderator
Eh, we must have looked at very different Church jackets. None I've seen have been anywhere near as light in the color of their mouton as this repro. Mostly they've been honey-colored:
Mm this is the only light Mouton I've seenEh, we must have looked at very different Church jackets. None I've seen have been anywhere near as light in the color of their mouton as this repro. Mostly they've been honey-colored:
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Even Thurston's mouton looks a little light to me but it could be the picEh, we must have looked at very different Church jackets. None I've seen have been anywhere near as light in the color of their mouton as this repro. Mostly they've been honey-colored:
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Aero USAAF Type B-10 Flight Jacket – Thurston Bros Rough Wear LLC
Aero's new Type B-10 is lined in extremely warm and luxurious genuine alpaca wool imported from Peru and woven to match the original specification. It has a genuine mouton fur collar and the waistband and cuffs are 100% virgin wool. The current jacket is fitted with a genuine vintage rectangular...
Dany McDonald
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Ed Church M-422A in outstanding condition
I recently purchased this jacket thinking it would fit me but it is way too big for me. Size says 40 but it fits like a 44. Everything is in outstanding condition on that jacket and aside from a few nips on the cuffs it is pretty much new. Leather, tag, fur collar, lining and waistband are in...
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
Some pale mouton did occur...
Grant
Well-Known Member
The zip may be a real repro, but it's definitely not a NOS Talon.
Here's the repro. Look closely at the strange rounded zip teeth, and the wrong curve to the top of the puller - a subtle but noticeable difference compared to an original.
vs an original NOS Talon.
Skyhawk
Well-Known Member
I never said that all Church jackets turned blond, but some certainly did. There's photographic evidence.Eh, we must have looked at very different Church jackets. None I've seen have been anywhere near as light in the color of their mouton as this repro. Mostly they've been honey-colored:
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mulceber
Moderator
I never claimed you did.
My point was that when Church jackets did turn blond, they didn't turn as light as that repro. Even the one Dany listed, which is as light as I've seen them, isn't as pale as that repro.
Grant
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I agree. There may be one or two original M422a's out there with blond mouton, but how they became to be so bleached is anyone's guess. Replaced? left to dry out in the sun?
Why anyone would make a repro based on this odd ball look is beyond me but what do I know.
I agree. There may be one or two original M422a's out there with blond mouton, but how they became to be so bleached is anyone's guess. Replaced? left to dry out in the sun?
Why anyone would make a repro based on this odd ball look is beyond me but what do I know.
