Having owned several original AN-J-3 jackets, the cut is somewhat more like the M-422/422A than the G-1. It's much less tapered and more forgiving around the waist.
This is a WWII-era AN-J-3 flight jacket (or possibly assembled later in the decade). A-J-3 jackets are extremely rare, and no original used by the military has turned up bearing a mil spec label. This one was used (possibly by a military flyer in Korea given the characters on the patch) and...
Some of the correspondence to the leather evaluated for the A-1 is reproduced in Gary Eastman's A-2 Handbook, where mention is made of capeskin if I recall.
The period photos of A-1 jackets do not have the characteristic pebbled graining of goat, but they do resemble (in grain and heft) the...
I have several pairs of trousers from Old Town (http://www.old-town.co.uk/collections/product), who offer a good, stout corduroy in different period-influenced patterns.
The moleskin is even better - very stout and hard wearing.
Keep missing these, despite putting a WTB Old Town Clothing post up every now and then.
If you have any more 36" waist for sale, please let me know.
Cheers
Ian
I have a Fitzrovia jacket in the green corduroy, which is a great weight and colour.
Since my original post, I have picked up a Darcy smock/pullover shirt and am really impressed with the quality.
I'm aware of the Bedford cord version, I had the capeskin version in mind (http://www.ebay.com/itm/301678727770?var=&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649) or this one (http://www.superdenim.com/the-real-mccoys/brands/military/the-real-mccoy-s-37j1-calf-skin-jacket.html), but there...
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