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  1. thor

    New black leather uniform jackets for SWO Navy officers

    https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/01/09/navy-authorizes-new-black-leather-jacket-surface-warfare-officers.html/amp This is pretty interesting news! Looks like a black leather G-1 without the fur collar. I wonder what @Deacon211 and @Peacoat and others think?
  2. thor

    (Help) Looking for Entry Level A-2

    Where does one stash a supply of Horsehide leather for 75 years?:rolleyes:
  3. thor

    FS Eastman .50 Cal A-2, 46L, asking $600 + shipping

    Bump! Now $525!!!
  4. thor

    US Authentic G8 Jacket and Cockpit Type 440 USN Carrier Jacket

    I’m 6’ 1” with wide shoulders and long arms; I also love to have at least 2 inside pockets so custom was the way to go. Both my US A G-8’s fit like a glove and are well worth the cost. Impeccable workmanship and super fast delivery for a custom made jacket (arrived 2 days after I placed the order!).
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    US Authentic G8 Jacket and Cockpit Type 440 USN Carrier Jacket

    I have 2 US Authentic G-8 jackets, one in seal brown goatskin and one in russet Horsehide. Both have been custom ordered with extra length, and an additional inside pocket. I’ve seen the Cockpit version in person and their goatskin feels more lightweight than the US A version, plus they do not...
  7. thor

    FS Eastman .50 Cal A-2, 46L, asking $600 + shipping

  8. thor

    FS Eastman .50 Cal A-2, 46L, asking $600 + shipping

    For sale is this Eastman .50 Cal A-2 in size 46 Long. Jacket is about 5 years old but hasn’t gotten much wear (clean lining around the neck/collar area). Horsehide is a nice medium seal brown that’s mid-lightweight and picks up marks/patina/wear in short order, making this look very weathered...
  9. thor

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    “Mister Roberts” is also one of my favorite Navy movies. It is both funny and tragic, and brilliantly captures life aboard a Navy cargo ship. It brought back many fond (and afew not so fond) memories of my years aboard Navy cargo ships. The author of the original book, Thomas Heggen, served...
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    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    As a late Christmas present to myself, I just ordered a Buzz Rickson A-2 deck jacket (found one in a rare XXL). Finding an original in size XL/48 has been near impossible so I treated myself to a BR repro. Looking forward to going with more textile jackets and not my usual leather G-1.
  11. thor

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    James Dean in a WWII N-1 Navy deck jacket. Earlier I posted this to the “Famous people in flight jackets” thread (tho it’s definitely not a flight jacket).
  13. thor

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Another cool pic that I’ve never seen before: James Dean in a WWII Navy N-1 deck jacket.
  14. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    You have reached leather jacket nirvana!
  15. thor

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    He’s not in a flight jacket, but I thought this James Dean pic was pretty cool
  16. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    1980’s vintage Willis & Geiger G-1 on a cold, blustery day. The russet goatskin on this jacket is truly sublime!
  17. thor

    Sheeley Parachute Co G1 and BR B-10/B-15 Jacket

    I chatted with Dave afew days ago via e-mail; apparently he was the one who outbid me on eBay on a very, very rare Switlik Parachute Co. M-422 (they were one of only 3 companies that received a contract for the first model M-422, along with Monarch and Willis & Geiger). He’s replicated the...
  19. thor

    Is this G-1 genuine, repro or civilian?

    Not sure if this is the same jacket as the OP mentioned, but this is on eBay right now. Also a size 42. Same labels.
  20. thor

    Is this G-1 genuine, repro or civilian?

    That appears to be a 1970 manufactured G-1 that was sold in the base PX at some USMC facility. I believe that some makers of MILSPEC G-1 jackets had leftover stock that they relabeled and sold to civilians.
  21. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    W&G G-1 (with a goose down jacket stuffed underneath) on a freezing cold day at the German Christmas Market up at Lake Mohawk, NJ.
  22. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    The G-1 is classified as an “intermediate” flying jacket. Back in the day (WWII), the Navy had a cotton summer flight jacket, the M-421, an intermediate jacket, the leather M-422a (later called the G-1) and a winter flight jacket, the sheepskin M-444/M-445. Now the Navy has Nomex and Aramid...
  23. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    First snow of the season; actually a mix of snow, freezing rain, sleet, etc. Willis & Geiger G-1 with thick wool turtleneck to fend off the cold.

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