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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    Gotcha. I thought for a second you might be a vendor rep.
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    Just out of curiosity; who are you when you say "our"?
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    Do you like contrasting knits?

    Yeah, mine too. Purple really wouldn't be my choice, but it was kind to put up the pics anyway. Any dark brown with black?
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    Do you like contrasting knits?

    That A-1 is fantastic!
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    Do you like contrasting knits?

    I was thinking that the black with brown on the jacket might actually give it more versatility for clothes pairings, but the colors are still close enough that it doesn't really jump out unless you look close. Unfortunately, I can't find pictures. All the contrasting knit photos have things...
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    Do you like contrasting knits?

    I've been thinking about a more subtle combo; seal brown with black knits. Thoughts?
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    Clearly. We're saying the same thing, you just aren't making the jump to mild amusement. I'll re-phrase. 1930s: Horse cheaper, goat easier to wear and more durable. Army chooses horse, Navy chooses goat. Now: Horse more expensive, goat cheaper but easier to wear and more durable. But...
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    My only point was that I think it's funny that we pay a premium for a hide that the Army sourced because it was cheap. The Navy made the quality purchase, which we don't favor because it's not historically accurate, and because it's now cheaper, which we perceive as less quality. I think the...
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    Regarding mulehide... Technically, yes. Leather purveyors can sell horse, mule, or donkey as "equine hide".
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    The first A-1s were capeskin, which is softer than goat.
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    I still think it's a good point that the Army used horse because it was cheaper, while the Navy went with the more expensive goat because it was better. And now we fork over a premium to copy how the Army cheaped out on the leather. The USAF went with goat only after it became the cheaper...
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    So. Baa-aa-aa or Neigh. Choices, choices. I wish I had ever actually felt nice goatskin. My issue jacket always just felt so thin and a little bit...synthetic.
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    I'm not after a stitch-by-stitch repro. Just a superior product to what I was issued, and one that doesn't have velcro stitched to it. I like the US Authentic jackets. And G&B. I don't have a strong interest in playing WW2 re-enactor. I'm a Viper driver, not a P-51 driver. (Though what I would...
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    Or maybe I should go with an A-1 this time, to be a bit more original...
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    A-2, part two. Time to go shopping.

    For those of you who checked out my efforts to make my undersized A-2 work better, I've decided that you guys are right: reverse engineering a jacket in the effort to get it there doesn't really fix it. So as soon as I've let e-bay sort it out, it's back to the drawing board. Shaul said that...
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    My Modified A-2; how's the fit?

    Apparently. No, the solution was to get one size bigger on the jacket. Unfortunately, when I first tried the 36 for size, I thought the tightness was completely due to the stiff new horsehide. I was wrong. The measurements I sent to Shaul were done according to his directions, but...
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    My Modified A-2; how's the fit?

    When I explained the problem I was having to Shaul, he said that the solution was to just put G-1 gussets in the jacket. That's why they look like G-1 gussets, running as high up the front and back as they do. It's because they are G-1 gussets.
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    Leather Jackets from Noble House in Germany

    Oh my god. So true. So very true. Dumbest place I've ever lived...
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    My Modified A-2; how's the fit?

    Not to be dense, but you described the ANJ-3 as an A-2 front, G-1 back...which is exactly how G&B describe that F-82 jacket. I'm not seeing the difference.
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    My Modified A-2; how's the fit?

    Yeah, I wish I had the answer. I don't know what the issue is.

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