What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

[ties70]

Nick
Is that 5 stars premium goat or regular goat?

That's Shawn's special Dubow goat...he made a special run of goat for the first 27798 jackets, and Nick's and my jacket are from these hides.

I guess they qualify as pemium, but I am not sure if there is a difference between todays premium goat and todays Dubow goat...

 

[mulceber]

That's a good point - if you're ordering Burt, it might be best just to ask for the Dubow goat.

 

[B-Man2]

Thanks guys … I appreciate all of your responses.

 

[Pa12]

Received my Bronson. Fits not bad. Sleeves maybe a bit long but a smaller size would be too tight everywhere else. The tracking said it was delivered but I couldn’t find it. Wandered around the property and found it about 100 yards from my house, in the snow, no trace of the packaging. My dog has turned into a porch pirate

 

[ties70]

Burt,

here are some comparison shots of my Dubow and the one that @ausreenactor got here 2nd hand but in NOS condition. Shows the development:

And even the NOS jacket showed a lot of character:

Ties

 

[mulceber]

Received my Bronson. Fits not bad. Sleeves maybe a bit long but a smaller size would be too tight everywhere else. The tracking said it was delivered but I couldn’t find it. Wandered around the property and found it about 100 yards from my house, in the snow, no trace of the packaging. My dog has turned into a porch pirate View attachment 102241

Might be worth sending that jacket to someone to get ~3 cm taken off the sleeves.

 

[B-Man2]

Burt,

here are some comparison shots of my Dubow and the one that @ausreenactor got here 2nd hand but in NOS condition. Shows the development:

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And even the NOS jacket showed a lot of character:

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Ties

Wow!
That really looks good Ties.
If I remember correctly didn’t you also ask for mismatched hides ? Or was that a different A2?

 

[blackrat2]

The NOS one was mine and I copied Ties and asked for mismatched , scars you name it …hope that helps Burt

 

[Chandler]

Those Dubows look a lot like my Cable... uh, I mean Gibson & Barnes.

 

[Dany McDonald]

Those Dubows look a lot like my Cable... uh, I mean Gibson & Barnes.

Gorgeous skin and color on this one.

D

 

[B-Man2]

The NOS one was mine and I copied Ties and asked for mismatched , scars you name it …hope that helps Burt

That’s appreciated your post .

 

[Micawber]

Might be worth sending that jacket to someone to get ~3 cm taken off the sleeves.

Best wear it in all weather's for a few months first.

 

[John Luder]

Received my Bronson. Fits not bad. Sleeves maybe a bit long but a smaller size would be too tight everywhere else. The tracking said it was delivered but I couldn’t find it. Wandered around the property and found it about 100 yards from my house, in the snow, no trace of the packaging. My dog has turned into a porch pirate View attachment 102241

Great fit, appearance-wise. I know what you mean about sizing. When you reach out the car window to grab your bag of burgers and fries (chips) at McDonalds, and the wind is howling, you'll be glad those sleeves are longish and the cuff still covers your wrist and some of them there metacarpals.

 

[Pa12]

Great fit, appearance-wise. I know what you mean about sizing. When you reach out the car window to grab your bag of burgers and fries (chips) at McDonalds, and the wind is howling, you'll be glad those sleeves are longish and the cuff still covers your wrist and some of them there metacarpals.

Definitely a good deal for the price. Pretty warm too. Plus 3 here today and I’m roasting in it.

 

[John Luder]

Weather's filthy here, it's a-bucketin', as my Oswestry country cousin says. Took these pix a few weeks ago.
My original Block 421a. Like most of the originals I still have, it came from the Uniform Exchange in LA. Run by Eddie and his mates, all of whom had been in concentration camps. They sold modern uniforms, as well as all the old junk they could accumulate. Tailoring on site, while you wait. RIP Eddie, et al.
1975-76 purchase, like most of my acquisitions of originals.
They shortened the sleeves, but the extra is still folded up there.
I've done nothing other than attach and remove a gold stamped leather name plate decades ago. I know I've worn it a few times, probably washed it once or twice. Been hanging in the garage for decades, in spite (literally and figuratively) of me missus's protestations.
It didn't look like it had ever been issued, or worn. Zipper looks worn or replaced, but if it was replaced, it was done by the fellas at the Exchange before I got it.
Sorry, I really hate to take up so much space with photos of small details, but Steve has stated in past posts that it's necessary.
Cutting a pattern for a coat I'm making for my wife, so it'll be a while before I get to my original M-41 and its provenience. Yes, I can still sew and paint with one eye, but fuckitall, is it frustratinnf. Apparently, i can't tipe, two.
Cheers,
John

 

[John Luder]

Definitely a good deal for the price. Pretty warm too. Plus 3 here today and I’m roasting in it.

Wait til the temps dip again and you wear a down vest (sleeveless jacket) or sleeveless jumper. You'll think you're in Death Valley.

 

[John Luder]

Best wear it in all weather's for a few months first.

Steve's right. Once it's been in the rain a bit, or damp weather at the shore, there will be some shrinkage in the length of the body and the sleeves. Not much, but maybe enough to make the coat all yours. There's also enough wool in the lining that it can be affected a wee bit. Don't hang it by the radiator, tho, or it'll be my size. In which case, I'll give you 50 quid plus shipping for your troubles.
John

 

[John Luder]

Well it's vintage and it's leather haha it's too warm for sleeves View attachment 102217

Is that a Spanish beer at your elbow, Boyo? Or a urine specimen on its way to the clinic?

 

[JonnyCrow]

Is that a Spanish beer at your elbow, Boyo? Or a urine specimen on its way to the clinic?

Well I'm not in the desert and not drinking my own piss, so haha yeah it's a Spanish Mahou cinco Estrella

 

[John Luder]

Avi M422-A every day ! Worn over a jumper and a t-shirt today, and still comfortable. (and a photobomb cat...)
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Is the cat from Pakistan or Denmark? That fur looks so damned fake.