I’ve only worn this jacket a handful of times. It is in mint condition. Beautiful jacket that deserves to be worn ALOT (my jacket collection has simply grown too big!). Size 46 Long.
Dimensions:
P2P: 25”
Sleeve: 28”
Back length: 28”
Shoulders: 19.5”
Asking $700 shipped
The flight satin nylon is thicker than the rayon in the G-1. I like both tho.
For colder weather I layer under my jackets with a fleece vest or a cashmere/wool sweater. Even a thin goose down vest can be worn under a leather jacket (the goose down compresses well).
The Suburban I had about 10...
I’ve owned several LW jackets over the years and always went with the standard lining (flight satin nylon in a Suburban and a Raider, cotton twill in an A-2, rayon in a G-1).
All have served me well.
The quilted fight satin lining that @ton312 mentioned does sound good tho!
Perhaps on my next...
US Border Patrol leather jacket; I removed the sewn-on badge tab from the chest and slapped a company patch over the stitch holes. Makes a perfect work jacket!
You can find these jackets on eBay for around $100 or so. They are very high quality (on par with Gibson & Barnes I would say). Some...
Today wearing my Buzz Navy A-2 deck jacket; I’ve added my Navy Surface Warfare Specialist patch (aviators have their wings, submariners have their “dolphins”, and the surface Navy have their own specific warfare qualification insignia).
Hot equatorial sun. Monsoon rains. Hindu and Buddhist Temple incense. Street food marketplace aromas. Airplane & airport jostling. Heavy backpack straps. It’s all worked wonders on the W&G goatskin (and supplied me with some good adventure tales).
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