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You can march into a bank and demand a free toaster. https://history.wf.com/ponies-vacations-and-cars-the-story-behind-bank-giveaways/ https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2006/realtors-give-their-own-version-of-free-toaster...

This review of the "Summer" jacket troubles me: http://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Reviews/ATFM41Summer/index.html The Summer jacket is so off-spec long that the Small (33-36) AFTER deliberately hot-shrinking is as long as a vintage 38. Further, the shrunken Summer jacket has the back band too...

"You brought two too many." -Harmonica Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/ Do you have to watch the movie to get the line? Yes.

My potential ones are in my signature.

Or 1957, by continued use of Army clothes. https://www.readkong.com/page/early-usaf-uniforms-the-transition-period-1947-1950s-8050802

“Vanson tells me it's all about the ease through the chest, which they peg at 5-inches. When I asked how that equates to a size 38 they couldn't tell me what the actual chest measurement was on a C2.” 38+5=43 Do you mean that they are not meeting their own specification?

1947 https://www.aflcmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2886516/with-2022s-arrival-us-air-force-gears-up-to-commemorate-its-75th-anniversary/

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/wwii-waves-spars-the-best-dressed-women-in-the-world.114772/

Hello. Does anyone have patterns for men's vintage jackets similar to: 1. WWII USAAF A-2 jacket, leather, cotton lining. 2. WWII USA 1941 field jacket (a.k.a. "M1941" "Parsons"), cotton, wool lining. Both "mil-spec" jackets are really variations on civilian jackets. The standard "M1941" story...

"$200 worth of clothes free!" -Uncle Sugar to American women, USN WAVES recruiting advertisement, dangling the Mainbocher-fashion WAVES uniform as an enticement. -"How to serve your country in the WAVES" booklet (see attached PDF) WAVE recruits in their civilian clothes...

What USN peacoat sizes were made at various times, including any "longs"? How many inches more than the person's chest size were in the USN peacoat's cut at various times? Someone mentioned that they became less form-fitting but I am looking for hard numbers, such as in TM 10-265 (uploaded PDF...

Fabric Weight Rankings in Ounces Wool Ounces 9.5 wool shirting flannel, (year?) Scout (BSA) shirt no. 649. 10 wool, vintage Swedish 10oz. parka liner (lightweight). 10.5 wool serge shirting, lining (under 5oz. poplin or twill), 1940OCT7spec USA field jacket (pocket flap like "1938" "Parsons")...

I get a notice that you are blocking me from seeing your profile, so I don't see how to PM you, so I will post the updated version as a reply in this thread.

Sorry, you already had mentioned buying the ATF summer jacket. Thank you for the added information. My worry about the summer version is that it is too long because ATF deliberately diverted from mil-spec. From ATF's description, it seems like a jacket might be over 29in long, supposedly to...

Thank you, Peacoat. I was going to update the first post but I can't find the edit button.