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  1. John Warr

    USN M422a jacket specification

    This should be so easy to Google but... Can someone point me at the original specs for US flight jackets ? I need especially those for the M422a as I am trying to track down suitable fabric to make a new lining as the Edmund Church jacket to hand has lost it's one, but original specs must...
  2. John Warr

    Question re A2 jacket neck (H&E) closure

    We have a customer A2 jacket in for a re-line &c BUT the hook & eye at the neck are EVERSO slightly closer to the seam than normal, so we can't stitch round them. This means they will have to come off. Does anyone know where I can get the tubular rivets to re-attach them , in sensible (x100)...
  3. John Warr

    M-69 Transport Coat

    You are quite correct. The fabric is described as "double faced alpaca pile" So double sided teddy bear fur :-). It seems (if I understand it correctly) that the US Army experimented with two layers of alpaca pile but ended up with the double faced material as it is much less bulky & insulates...
  4. John Warr

    M-69 Transport Coat

    Not a reply... but. Alpaca ? Are we certain ? The "skirt" of the lining that resembles teddy bear fur is not alpaca by any definition I am familiar with. Are we using the correct term here ? Looks more like double sided mohair fabric to me.
  5. John Warr

    Apparent WW1 flight coat

    I have heard of similar WW1 coats but I don't know anyone who has actually seen one. I imagine they would have been private purchases in 14-18. A lot of officer's equipment was - one only has too look at contemporary advertisements to see the scale of it.
  7. John Warr

    Apparent WW1 flight coat

    Actually that was my thought. I have a couple of rather poor pictures of it, mostly centred round the damaged area for obvious reasons, but the general method of construction from what I can see suggests the Irvin design. I hope to get a better look at it. It is an interesting garment.
  8. John Warr

    Apparent WW1 flight coat

    There is a store on Henrietta St, London UK which has a quite interesting coat in the window. The basic construction looks a bit Irvin-like but this is a coat, about knee length, not a jacket and may well date back to WW1. Does anyone have any information on these garments ? The storefront is...
  9. John Warr

    (British) Royal Navy oilskin coat question

    This is a question about the ultimate "Anti-Classic". The Royal Navy used to issue a black plastic waterproof "oilskin" to deck crews. I have one sitting here but it seems to have two half sets of buttons on it, half black & half "tortoiseshell". These are not a stylish garment by any means but...
  10. John Warr

    M-69 Transport Coat

    Anyone have any idea where I could source the alpaca fabric to do a re-line ? It is quite unusual - like a double sided teddy bear fur.
  11. John Warr

    1944 Overcoat Leather W.A.

    I wonder if anyone can help me out ? I have a client's greatcoat in for restoration. Chiefly it needs a new belt made. I have looked on the Internet for pictures but all I can find is reproductions & I really want to get this right, so I am after pictures of the genuine article, especially the...
  13. John Warr

    Show us your motorcycles!

    I'll go along with that. The early bikes pretty much ALL used long stroke four cycle inlet-over-exhaust motors. To fill the frame "properly" you need a long stroke motor with a big flywheel. Which is what HD needed to get up hills :-) I don't think the moco made a two stroke until the 1940s. I...
  14. John Warr

    Information wanted re 1930s flight suit.

    I will try & post pics when it comes down from the workshop. Do you know if there is a way to move the thread to "outerwear" ?
  15. John Warr

    Information wanted re 1930s flight suit.

    We have a 1 piece flight suit in for repair. It is in light-weight brown leather, deep brown shearling collar with a grey-ish fur fabric lining throughout the rest. It has a single label: Air Associates Inc Garden City, NY Chicago Ill Glendale Cal. Hanging chain, 5 x Talon zips, Ring...
  16. John Warr

    3 1/2 or 4 Ounce Leather for a New Motorcycle Jacket??

    We reckon that 1.5mm is about as thin as you want to go for road riding. Now my calculations estimate that as being 3½ to 4 oz. Double leather on elbows & shoulders. As ForestForTheTrees says, stitching is usually the weak point. Don't matter how thick the leather is if the seams have failed...
  17. John Warr

    B3 jacket rebuild.

    Its a bit of a trade secret I'm afraid :-) Also its not something I would use on an Irvin - or anything else - except as a last resort. As for the Irvin in the picture... Well, yes, we could. Probably. It is the sort of thing one has to see & feel to tell. Without doing that, I can estimate...
  19. John Warr

    B3 jacket rebuild.

    About a year back I rescued a very battered B3 jacket from it's job as a pet bed. Frankly, we didn't know what to do with it as it was in such poor condition but being "in the trade" we thought we would see what we COULD do if we put our minds to it. And also to give our trainee something to...
  20. John Warr

    Show us your motorcycles!

    A bike is a bike - and the ONLY way to travel. Happy New (Gregorian) Year. :)
  21. John Warr

    Show us your motorcycles!

    I would think that once you get a bit of play on the rollers it all falls apart PDQ. Full synth oil seems to keep stuff rolling :-) - but NOT in the primary.
  22. John Warr

    Show us your motorcycles!

    The crank was re-built at about 70,000 due to a piston failure. I have replaced the alternator and the primary probably needs replacing sometime. I also re-built the gearbox. Twice. I took a stupid short cut the first time round. Clutch bearings were replaced at about 160,000 and by god they...
  23. John Warr

    Show us your motorcycles!

    Third owner of mine. We estimate the mileage at about 220,000. But it spent quite a long time with no speedo, so could be more.

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