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  1. thor

    NEW W&G M-422a repro

    Steve I am 100% pleased with the entire process, from intro e-mails to choosing hide and lining color to final measurement/sizing. Really appreciated the almost daily updates! It was like we were making this jacket in a creative design partnership rather than me just placing a clinical credit...
  2. thor

    NEW W&G M-422a repro

    Afew more pics....
  3. thor

    NEW W&G M-422a repro

    After contemplating several options for a new M-422a repro, I stumbled upon Mr. Steve Sellers (Greatest Generation Clothing Co.) on VLJ. He owns several vintage G-1/M-422/AN-J-3 jackets, including examples from Willis and Geiger. We e-mailed back and forth and soon struck up a deal to produce a...
  4. thor

    Cagleco Ralph Edwards half belt jacket

    Cagleco/Ralph Edwards made G-1 jackets for the Navy. From what I've read, the company started using the name Ralph Edwards on G-1 labels in 1960. Interestingly, your jacket has both Cagleco and Ralph Edwards on the label so perhaps this jacket was made during this transient period in the company...
  5. thor

    Lost Worlds jackets.

    Absolutely PERFECT! Congrats. Wear it in good health!
  7. thor

    Christmas jackets, coats and all things warming

    I got my brother an MA-1 and for myself an M-422a. It's going to be a very merry Christmas.
  8. thor

    G-1 Jacket Check

    Larger size G-1 jackets always fetch more; sometimes it depends on who's selling it and where you find it; e-bay has been referred to as "greed-bay" while some lucky guys find a vintage G-1 in a local used clothing store or flea market for less than $100. Good luck!
  9. thor

    Steve S. - the new An-J-3

    Wow! That is superb workmanship! Looks absolutely fantastic. LOVE that goatskin!
  10. thor

    THE G8 JACKET

    You're correct Deacon; the M-421 was basically a G-8 but in khaki cotton twill. The diamond elbow patches were on the M-421 as well as the sheepskin M-444.
  11. thor

    THE G8 JACKET

    I'm sure it's a misspelling. I have a LW Raider and it's definitely a goatskin hide.
  13. thor

    THE G8 JACKET

  14. thor

    THE G8 JACKET

    Butte, this isn't mine but it's a pic that made me pull the trigger on obtaining a G-8.
  15. thor

    THE G8 JACKET

    The WWII Navy sheepskin jackets (M-444 and M-445) had the diamond-shaped elbow reinforcements.
  16. thor

    THE G8 JACKET

    That's actually the thing (things?) I like about the G-8; it's a amalgamation of all the details I'm fond of in a leather jacket: A-2 collar, G-1 patch pockets & underarm gussets, M-444 diamond elbow reinforcements, vintage civilian style button cuffs, plus an Indiana Jones-esque overall look...
  17. thor

    G8 or Raider Jacket History

    Quite afew WWII pilots and airman procured "private purchase" (civilian) leather jackets and wore them in uniform and while flying. Some of these non-military jackets are even profiled in Jon A. MacGuire's famous book "American Flight jackets, airmen and aircraft". I've heard that the G-8 was...
  19. thor

    Hide Matching on Leather Jackets

    Grain-wise that jacket is certainly inconsistent, but at least the color/shade matches. Some of the hides used by some are all over the place color-wise and one panel of an A-2 may be solid russet while another adjoining it is reddish or almost a seal brown shade in contrast. I don't know if...
  20. thor

    LL BEAN sheepskin bomber 46L Mint

    SOLD! Thanks for looking.
  21. thor

    Converting a "vintage" A-2 into my uniform jacket

    +1 I have one of these LLB jackets with the one-piece back and they are really nice quality. I think it's really cool to convert it to a uniform jacket! Go for it!
  22. thor

    LL BEAN sheepskin bomber 46L Mint

    http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=331716039428 I'm selling a mint condition vintage LL Bean sheepskin leather bomber jacket on the 'Bay. It's a large size 46 Long. Real mouton collar. Real sheepskin lining. Made in USA. A great, stylish bomber that will keep you super warm in...
  23. thor

    Willis & Geiger wartime hides

    Wow! That's amazing Steve! Looks spot on. You could almost call that a NOS ("new old stock") AN-J-3. It's like a peek back in time into the Willis & Geiger jacket factory circa 1943.

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