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  1. John Lever

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    Could you please post a link to the A1 page ? Thanks
  2. John Lever

    Leather munitions jacket???

    Surely this is a modern design aimed at hunters ? The leather jerkin or kytel as northeners would say has been around since 1914 and was often worn with a belt. It was issued to all commonwealth land forces and the Belgian army and was in use up to the 1950's. Aero make a hh version though its...
  3. John Lever

    Custom 30's German bike jacket

    A new better pattern taken from the original
  4. John Lever

    Custom 30's German bike jacket

    Ken says it might do.
  5. John Lever

    Custom 30's German bike jacket

    Yes that's the jacket. Notice it has darts at the waist to give the correct taper and it has double thickness patches for protection. At the time we rejected the patches because the skin was way too thick. Anyway I have good news. Aero are bringing an improved version back into production so I...
  7. John Lever

    Custom 30's German bike jacket

    My jacket was never a very good fit, it didn't taper properly to the waist, the arm holes were too low to allow free arm movement and the leather was too thick for the design. It would work better in thinner horsehide or even Capeskin. The heavy horsehide made the buttons almost impossible to...
  8. John Lever

    Very good Irvin repro F/S. 42/44

    Sold
  9. John Lever

    Eastman B-3 Size 44 Like New For Sale

    The seller can be contacted here b6a4dtm@yahoo.com
  10. John Lever

    Eastman B-3 Size 44 Like New For Sale

    Can management help ? The poster has been locked out off the forum !!
  11. John Lever

    Aero late war and Air Arm Irvins

    Yes just a temporary loan though who knows in the future ? The one I would like has the dark shaggy wool collar. Again a big thanks to Ken and everyone at Aero for their hard work and generosity.
  13. John Lever

    Aero late war and Air Arm Irvins

    I have persuaded fellow member Ken Calder of Aero to loan me two of the latest RAF Irvin jackets. A late war and a Fleet Air Arm jacket with the yellow hood. They arrived yesterday and I spent a couple of hours trying them on and taking some photos to share with you. My wife took the shots of...
  14. John Lever

    Very good Irvin repro F/S. 42/44

    Thanks Paddy, this is a super jacket and have seen them fetch £500 so its a real bargain.
  15. John Lever

    Very good Irvin repro F/S. 42/44

    I have several jacket projects on the go at the moment and I need to raise some funds so this great jacket is for sale. This is one of the rare very early Cockpit Clothing Southampton jackets from the same period as the early Eastmans. I would guess late 80's early 90's. Forget the later...
  16. John Lever

    ANJ-4 jackets

    I am looking for a size 42 Anj4 from LW if anyone has one for sale ?
  17. John Lever

    Can anyone identify this jacket?

    RMNZ and RMJ. Eastman have one in the pipeline and JC makes them to order.
  19. John Lever

    Can anyone identify this jacket?

    If they are Navy jackets then they are almost certainly m444's. This is a light jacket as opposed to the heavy m445 with the much larger collar. The man standing at the top looks like he is wearing an m445. Anj4 's have leather cuffs, the m jackets are sheepskin as seen where one bloke has his...
  20. John Lever

    New Aero Irvin Pre-war - I love it!

    Andrew, Ken has a special version in the works......you might be surprised !
  21. John Lever

    Kangaroo From Aero

    So is Ken still at the factory ? I thought he had re-retired.
  22. John Lever

    Aviation Leathercraft Irvin

    One of the Navy sheepskins might be more practical,they are longer and have pockets. At least one U.S. company makes them.
  23. John Lever

    Aviation Leathercraft Irvin

    They aren't that cheap really compared to WPG so its better to go for a used Eastman or Aero. The cut and pattern on the ALC is not that good.The collar strap is even the wrong way round, and the arm shape is hopeless. I bought one 35 years ago and it never broke in, it was uncomfortable to...

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