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

[Lord Flashheart]

Dave Sheeley Switlik M-422 today with MASH M-387G gloves

 

[Micawber]

Dave Sheeley Switlik M-422 today with MASH M-387G gloves

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Looking rather dapper there old boy. I was in shirt sleeve order out in the wilds this afternoon now that global warming has returned to our part of Blighty

 

[Lord Flashheart]

I'm obliged to you Sir. I treated the office to a full day of striding around in Dave's handiwork yesterday so a bit of outdoors does both us good.

 

[busdrivermike]

It’s currently-30c so I’m in my noble house b3ish jacket as I’m out and about getting a Starbucks
Just a t-shirt underneath and I’m toasty, love this jacket

 

[John Luder]

Why every manufacturer, or tailor on every base, didn't add handwarmer pockets to everything is beyond me. I had a leather jerkin, naturally, no pockets. I cut up a grey wool army blanket and put pockets, like Mike's, just down at the hip area. Very practical and nice-and-warm. A Brit re-enactor told me field mods were illegal during the war. I ignored him. I ended up removing the pockets and donating it, and recreations of the battle jackets and berets worn by Trevor Howard and Bernard "M" Lee, to the Third Man Museum in Wien. Anyone been there?

 

[Wz1999]

GW Dubow

 

[entertainment]

GW Dubow
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I was sure that was an original until I scrolled back up to the text.

 

[Kermit3D]

GW Dubow
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I would have bet that it was an original.
Edit : is this the jacket you bought from Pilot ? I would list it in the top 5 A-2's I've seen

 

[Kermit3D]

I was sure that was an original until I scrolled back up to the text.

I just read your comment after writing mine

 

[entertainment]

I just read your comment after writing mine

Great minds think alike.

 

[mulceber]

Great minds think alike.

I was just about to comment that.

 

[B-Man2]

That jacket will just go up in value as the years pass.

 

[John Luder]

Hi Caf,

The company in question is THE FEW MFG.CO.LIMITED, defunct but you can still find some of their repros here and there, mostly in Japan. They were like an offset of Real Mccoy to a certain extent.

The Paul Reed Company is a maker of original B-10, from memory one contract in 44.

Hope this helps.

Dany

Thanks. Sorry about the late reply. It didn't alert in my email.

 

[bseal]

I was sure that was an original until I scrolled back up to the text.

I was and still remain unconvinced that it could ever have been a Lost Worlds.

 

[Brettafett]

BK RW 23380
My favourite A-2 of all time. Fit, lengths, materials, everything ticks all my boxes. 100% keeper.

 

[Stony]

Wearing an original Edmond Church M-422a. Also just acquired an original Willis & Geiger M-422 in really good condition.

 

[Wz1999]

Vintage Knopf Horsehide

 

[mulceber]

Wearing an original Edmond Church M-422a. Also just acquired an original Willis & Geiger M-422 in really good condition.

Would love to see pictures of both!

 

[Griffon_301]

ELC B-6 for me today.... aaaaaand I ordered my first Bronson jacket yesterday...
as they had a few of their blue B-15Cs in my size available still, I thought I'd put the hammer down on one...I have wanted a blue Korean War era B-15 for a long time now and as BR has not done one for quite some time, it's the Bronson now... I. looking forward to getting it and will post a few fit pix once it's here...

have to say their customers service seems to be top notch..
one of their staff contacted me and asked me about my build and if I need help with the sizing, as this is my first order with them...
luckily I had checked their sizing against the ELC B-15s I have and ordered according that check...

but the service is great still...

 

[Smithy]

Warmed up today, -2 with no wind and light snowfall so for the first time in weeks managed to ditch the parka and had on a B-10 to take the kids to the local mall.

And Phil, looking forward to seeing the Bronson when you get it. I'm sworn off them now after "The B-15C Incident of 2013" but I still have a soft spot for them. Great service from Bronson as well.