Well, It was 27 degrees here this evening & the Mrs. decided we needed to go to the grocery & pick up everything for Thanksgiving, so figured it would be a good time to try out the new jacket in the original post. It "performed" perfectly! The layer of polartec fleece between the hide & liner...
As many have seen in other posts, I'm doing a series of the Willis & Geiger AN-J-3 based on patterns of my original. The W&G jackets made during the war had a different finish on the hides vs. the other manufacturers of the M-422a. Most I've seen were a lighter brown with russet undertones vs...
Thanks for the input! Kind of what I was thinking in offering two types of liners as there were really 2 distinct versions of this jacket. I've even seen a couple originals that didn't have epaulettes.
Those Aero's are nice! I recently had one just like yours in here for the addition of a fur...
Carlos, there are pics of most of them in this thread:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/new-jacket.84042/
you can also shoot me a message with your email addy & I can send more. ;)
The only thing I've done with YKK zips is remove them from jackets! :eek:
I have other money saving options that are much better than YKK. I buy as many vintage, new old stock talons as I can find at an affordable price & use those. Whenever i can get my hands on a wasted wartime zip, I...
Ha! when it comes to govt., a trip around town is always seen as the easy way to get across the street! no website, I just work off of requests & referrals.
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