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

[Dubpynchon]

Very nice!!
What size is that?

It’s a 46. John Lever bought if from a US film auction and hot shrank it down and had Real McCoys send him the label which the last owner stitched on, so it may have been a 48 or a 50 originally. It fits me well anyway. A keeper, and I mean it for this one. The sheepskin is lovely, yellow and bobbly.

Ummm... yellow and bobbly...

 

[B-Man2]

Chilly morning here so had an opportunity to wear another A2 that I haven’t tried out in a while . Good Wear Acme (Aero) 21996 in Russett Cow Hide with a Crown zip. Can’t tell if it’s an original or a repro Crown . The oxidation on it makes it look authentic but I just don’t know. All help would be appreciated.

 

[B-Man2]

More pictures

 

[falcon_ib]

Beautiful jacket Burt! Looks great on you as well

 

[Maverickson]

Hi All,

Now that we are into jacket season full swing I just pulled out one of my more favorite civilian War era Monarchs. This is one of my go to horse hide jackets. All completely gone through by me. While at it I upgraded this jacket with mole skin pocket lining, double USN type map pockets, M-39 bright brass Art Deco Sunburst Talon to include a Talon brass ball and chain for it's out side pocket. All slider hardware with rays.

Completed Monarch Half Belt Jpg

• Maverickson
• Dec 5, 2018

Monarch Yoke Back Reverse

• Maverickson
• Dec 5, 2018

Completed Half Open

• Maverickson
• Dec 5, 2018

Completed Talon Zip Assembly

• Maverickson
• Dec 5, 2018

Completed Cigarette Pocket Talon Zip

• Maverickson
• Dec 5, 2018

This is a 75 plus year old jacket & does not get much better than this.Ultimately making jacket wearing something to look forward to & an absolute pleasure.

Cheers, Dave

 

[Maverickson]

Doubled up & please remove.

Cheers, Dave

 

[SuinBruin]

Chilly morning here so had an opportunity to wear another A2 that I haven’t tried out in a while . Good Wear Acme (Aero) 21996 in Russett Cow Hide with a Crown zip. Can’t tell if it’s an original or a repro Crown . The oxidation on it makes it look authentic but I just don’t know. All help would be appreciated.

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Repro Crowns are only used on ELC and Buzz Rickson jackets. I don't know about Buzz, but ELC treats them as proprietary and won't sell them; you can only get one on an ELC jacket. So I would strongly suspect your Crown is original. (The Crown on one of my Good Wear Broncos is vintage.)

ELC on the Crown Chevron Zip

 

[B-Man2]

Repro Crowns are only used on ELC and Buzz Rickson jackets. I don't know about Buzz, but ELC treats them as proprietary and won't sell them; you can only get one on an ELC jacket. So I would strongly suspect your Crown is original. (The Crown on one of my Good Wear Broncos is vintage.)

ELC on the Crown Chevron Zip

Thanks for that information .

 

[D97x7]

The off white roll neck has arrived, no doubt much to the amusement of my friends, but I like it, definitely feels heavier than the paratrooper one.

 

[s4rmark]

Looks great and a good fit too.

 

[B-Man2]

That’s a nice combination, looks good!

 

[Flightengineer]

Chilly morning here so had an opportunity to wear another A2 that I haven’t tried out in a while . Good Wear Acme (Aero) 21996 in Russett Cow Hide with a Crown zip. Can’t tell if it’s an original or a repro Crown . The oxidation on it makes it look authentic but I just don’t know. All help would be appreciated.

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Burt, this is outstanding jacket.

 

[Technonut2112]

Just out-n-about today wearing an Eastman RW B-10. No one seems to bat an eye when I wear my original B-1 cap around town. I know it's a summer cap, but it ties in well with the OD on the Eastman IMO, and it's not cold enough for my B-2 yet:

 

[Brettafett]

That B-10 looks like an original.

 

[B-Man2]

Techno
You gotta love that ELC B-10 for authenticity. The original B-1 looks pretty cool as well.
I think I would have opted for jeans, the camos with the jacket and hat might just be a shade much. ( just my opinion no offense intended)

 

[Technonut2112]

Techno
You gotta love that ELC B-10 for authenticity. The original B-1 looks pretty cool as well.
I think I would have opted for jeans, the camos with the jacket and hat might just be a shade much. ( just my opinion no offense intended)

Thanks, none taken... I live in a small mountain town in West 'By Gawd' Virginia.. Trust me, it's quite the stylish combo here.. They're Levi's to boot...

 

[B-Man2]

Thanks, none taken... I live in a small mountain town in West 'By Gawd' Virginia.. Trust me, it's quite the stylish combo here.. They're Levis to boot...

Love West Virginia!
Spent some time there , beautiful state in the summer in the mountains.

 

[Flightengineer]

Love West Virginia!
Spent some time there , beautiful state in the summer in the mountains.

Was in april 2012. Beautiful nature.

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

The off white roll neck has arrived, no doubt much to the amusement of my friends, but I like it, definitely feels heavier than the paratrooper one.
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Looks great, it took a lot of persuasion to get the knitters to use 10 ply wool but the end result looks great IMO, I got a lot of flack "in house" about the repro label, what do you think of it? These were never going to look professional

 

[B-Man2]

The off white roll neck has arrived, no doubt much to the amusement of my friends, but I like it, definitely feels heavier than the paratrooper one.
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Did your friends really rag on you about the sweater? I think it looks good. What did they say? Are you and I out of touch with today’s fashion world?