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

[Flightengineer]

I have a beginner's question... which must have been asked 1000 times, but never mind, I dare to ask: what is the purpose of the little leather shoulder pads on the B-3 jackets ?

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for insignia

 

[Tattoo A2]

My new used no name early GW I acquired from Chandler, Thanks again Steve, love it.

 

[John Lever]

Fried Ostermann M445A

 

[Wz1999]

My new used no name early GW I acquired from Chandler, Thanks again Steve, love it.View attachment 89249View attachment 89251

Great looking GW. It fits nicely! Congrats!

 

[flyincowboy]

I have a beginner's question... which must have been asked 1000 times, but never mind, I dare to ask: what is the purpose of the little leather shoulder pads on the B-3 jackets ?

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Kermit they are just made for rank tag; most of the time they were sewned on the shoulder like that.

 

[Nickb123]

GW Cag’

 

[Wz1999]

ELC 23380 today

 

[Spitfireace]

Oh and no one replicates that collar.

I have a Buzz Arnoff B-15A but the collar is light years away from your original...!

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But you'll notice that the mouton collar is different between jackets made by the same manufacturer. Jorge's Arnoff B-15A original has a darker mouton. It's the same as on my BR B-15 and probably yours as well.

ORIGINAL WWII ARNOFF MFG. COMPANY TYPE B-15A FLYING INTERMEDIATE JACKET

Finding a B-15A in mint condition after 77 years is rare, but the oddest part in this case is the particular design of this example. At first sight, you will think this is a B-15, as there are no signs of the triangular shaped leather pieces on chest, neither the earphone wire tabs near the...

www.vintageleatherjackets.org

 

[Spitfireace]

Kermit they are just made for rank tag; most of the time they were sewned on the shoulder like that.

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Quite often they were cut off if not needed (by enlisted). On this original Aero example you can't tell that there were ever those tabs in the first place.

 

[Dany McDonald]

Canadian winter is not quite here yet and with all the nice cloth kits being posted in the last days, I decided to go with some B-15 and B-10.
Here's my The Few Paul Reed B-10. I enjoy this rarer contract and the attention to details that The Few put into it. Brass Talon zip, real alpaca and collar to name a few...
Wearing Real Mccoy A-1 mechanic's sweater under.

 

[mulceber]

Kermit they are just made for rank tag; most of the time they were sewned on the shoulder like that.

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My impression was that they very rarely actually applied the rank insignia, but I confess, I haven't gone through and looked to check. In any case, I'll second @flyincowboy - that was the intended purpose of those little flaps.

 

[John Luder]

Canadian winter is not quite here yet and with all the nice cloth kits being posted in the last days, I decided to go with some B-15 and B-10.
Here's my The Few Paul Reed B-10. I enjoy this rarer contract and the attention to details that The Few put into it. Brass Talon zip, real alpaca and collar to name a few...
Wearing Real Mccoy A-1 mechanic's sweater under.

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Jumpin' Jesu. That's exactly how I remember my B-10. If only. . . I don't recall that ever made note of the mfgr. They don't seem to be online anymore. Any directions?

 

[John Luder]

Overall color of cloth, zipper (puller, box), tag, under the collar...

Thanx.

D

Covuh ya ears, Dalin'. Here they come. I'll have to break them into segments and post a few at a time. Some zipper details. The pull and its carrier (?) are marked CONMAR.

 

[John Luder]

Next up, pockets. Exteriors (image 20) are lined with corduroy. Inside slits are lined with cotton.

 

[John Luder]

Inside and outside of the back/botton. Down one of the sleeves, unlined at the armpit. Pencil pocket.

 

[John Luder]

Circumnavigate the collar. You can see that the overcollar, mouton, is split in the middle, but the undercollar is a single piece with pie-slice stitching.

 

[John Luder]

Mustn't forget the furry flap.

 

[John Luder]

Thank you, Ladies and Germans. And because you've been such a great audience
The Day the General signed the jacket. Dated 15 June 1974.
The General and Jo (Mrs. Doolittle) the center couple. That's my old man far camera right. Bastard never lost a hair in his life. Far camera-left is George Nichols. A salesman for Winchester Arms and the entre to the event at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
The General was a hunting man. Among other game, ducks at a duck club up near Lancaster, CA that was owned by Tim Doheny. Tim, George, my Pap, and I were regulars at the old Cock 'n Bull (home of the Moscow Mule) on Sunset Blvd. I'm a pistol man, but Pa and I couldn't shoot anything moving to save our lives.
Robert Fuller (Emergency and Laramie) told me he used to shoot there also, and had been hunting with the General. Slim Pickens was a regular, also.
See, growing up in the LA area wasn't so bad. But in the words of Ian Anderson, "Now, Jesus save me."

 

[B-Man2]

Another jacket day and this is kind of a rare bird . It’s a repro A2 , made by …. I. Spiewak and Sons.

 

[Dany McDonald]

Jumpin' Jesu. That's exactly how I remember my B-10. If only. . . I don't recall that ever made note of the mfgr. They don't seem to be online anymore. Any directions?

Caf thank you for detailed images of your B-15.

What are you looking for exactly?

Dany