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

[bn1966]

UK winters a D-1 does me layered up if needs must. Had an ELC Irvin type but moved it through a lack of wear, fancy a B-3 but for me fairly pointless. Can‘t wear any decent jackets at present due to my pup & her fangs….

 

[D97x7]

Bronson N-1 for a well deserved, in my opinion, tea break.

Probably the most practical jacket I own, perfect for outside jobs and not so expensive that it has to be cared about.

 

[Griffon_301]

UK winters a D-1 does me layered up if needs must. Had an ELC Irvin type but moved it through a lack of wear, fancy a B-3 but for me fairly pointless. Can‘t wear any decent jackets at present due to my pup & her fangs….

I know what you mean... our Hovawart puppy recently turned one year old and she is still exploring each and everything mostly with her teefers...well no need to stow away the lrvins though...you could still say that the jacket has survived numerous dogfights already

 

[Dany McDonald]

LW Foster 55J

Trim but nice fit!

Dany

 

[Spitfireace]

On the beach with the dogs in the Gizemo N-1
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I really like the N=1 style of jackets. Zip it up and then button it up.l Nice windproof design.

 

[Spitfireace]

Trim but nice fit!

Dany

For my money I'm going BR. From japan.

 

[ausreenactor]

Found my BR M-51 Parka and liner. All set for this years winter. This was the last of the house move mysteries from 2020..

In with my M-51 and M-43 jackets...

 

[ausreenactor]

Do you fellers have any thoughts about the appearance of this A-1 from What Price Glory?
It's probably made in Pak, but the US HQ, for returns and fast refunds, is in Salinas, Calif. upstate, near Monterey.
The outer shell is made of goatskin. One of my filters is engaged, so I'll say nought more.
It's $175, and shipping is reasonable. They don't give a heap o' grief over returns like some companies, and if the product is damaged or mis-cut, etc., it's free shipping back to Salinas.
These are the dudes I buy my khaki (tans) shirts and trousers from. Sorry, from whom I purchase.
Other views available from me or their site. Didn't want to take up lots of space here.
Appreciate any thoughts.
John
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Go a FiveStar!

 

[John Luder]

Go a FiveStar!

I'll check their price, but this one arrives tomorrow, Monday the 30th. Film at Eleven.

 

[John Luder]

Thanks to Count Yoggi, Vampire, for suggesting this thread instead of in the 'patches I painted' thread. I couldn't find anything recent, among the 476 pages of topics to peruse, that dealt with this specifically or definitively.
G-1 Question: I've found a few pix of G-1s in the Pacific. I'm putting mine together for a character in a novel for which I'm giving military advice.
It's a fictional sub in '45. I'll be able to share the patch when it's published, sorry for being oblique, not to mention, obtuse.
I know that boat and PT skippers wore A-2s, but I don't have a spare, unless one of you has a 40 to unload.
This G-1 set-up won't be for anything, so far, other than the author's and my amusement, but I want to be period specific to 1944-45. The one thing I've gotten a handle on is that the Navy wore their patches on the right, name on the left, during Korea.
I saw one WW2 aviator with his patch on the left breast and a name tape, maybe stenciled canvas, below and just above the pocket.
I've attached three variations, but two will be small cuz I don't want to take up too much space.
IDK if subs wore the name plate, but why the hell not? Can't prove a negative. So I had to paint the dolphins and name, as anyone could have done at the time. Necessity is the mother of frank zappa, after all. I realigned the letter after the photos gave a different perspective.
Does anyone already have a bunch of Navy photos as a guide? I've not been able to narrow down searches thus far. Aviators will do nicely as a guide.
Thanks,
John

 

[John Luder]

Go a FiveStar!

Forgot to mention, Thanks for the idea.
John

 

[Spitfireace]

Bronson N-1 for a well deserved, in my opinion, tea break.
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Probably the most practical jacket I own, perfect for outside jobs and not so expensive that it has to be cared about.

Love the N-1

 

[Spitfireace]

 

[Spitfireace]

The 1949 or so Thunder Bay jacket. This is the original, but Aero Leather Scotland makes a nice copy.

 

[Brylcreemer]

The 1949 or so Thunder Bay jacket. This is the original, but Aero Leather Scotland makes a nice copy.

This is so cool. Just picked up one of these myself after a long time searching. May I be cheeky and ask for some more pictures? Does it have a label? Is it a Franco-Canadian or a Cambridge? Thanks!

 

[Wz1999]

Original RW

 

[Pa12]

Original RW
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Very cool. Out of curiosity, what size is that.?

 

[Lorenzo_l]

Original RW
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Another beautiful wearable original in you collection. What contract and size is the jacket, Zhi?

 

[MikeyB-17]

Back on the Cornish North Coast (Pentire Head, Newquay) with the old favourite, the Aero B-3.

 

[Wz1999]

Very cool. Out of curiosity, what size is that.?

The label was replaced. My guess is size 44.