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  1. Mike1973

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    Great tips, thanks!
  2. Mike1973

    On yer bike!

    Our most recent 'jaunt'. Over 3oo miles in 3 days, from Paris to Angoulême, last month. Boy it was warm! Ben was on a pre war (WW1!) Tapon, of Angoulême. And I rode a mid 20s Bruneau Durieux, a Brussels machine. Paris to Angoulême, Day 4 - Grosbout to Angoulême, 38 miles by Mike, on Flickr
  3. Mike1973

    On yer bike!

    I really must check into my thread more often ... Here is a little Jaunt we did this time last year, to Normandy again. Despite being in mid October the weather was unseasonably mild and we were in shirtsleeves most of the time. Normandy '17 by Mike, on Flickr Dickie, Normandy by Mike...
  4. Mike1973

    FOR SALE 1957 Cagleco Sportswear 7823(AER) G1, Size 44, £225

    A couple of photos before I post this today to it's lucky new owner.
  5. Mike1973

    Deadstock vintage mid century French Workwear flat cap 56cm

    Old single piece lightweight French work cap, deadstock. No wear or discolouration, perfect nic. Small size, 56cm ( 6 7/8 for those that don't recognise Metric as a valid form of measurement) I paid £15 for it about 10 years ago. I'll include postage if you are happy with that price, or make...
  7. Mike1973

    FOR SALE 1957 Cagleco Sportswear 7823(AER) G1, Size 44, £225

    Bad luck Dean, thanks for letting us know! Another forum member has said he will take it via PM so I'll mark this up as SOLD. Thanks fellas! Also, here's a photo of the new Talon zipper I've put in. The old Conmar was history and had a Lee puller on what was left of the old Conmar tapes.
  8. Mike1973

    FOR SALE 1957 Cagleco Sportswear 7823(AER) G1, Size 44, £225

    Right, here are the measurements people Laid flat and zipped up, 22" across the bottom of the armpits. That's not stretching it of course. Across the waist is 20" Sleeves are 24", from the top seam down to the bottom of the leather. (not the knit cuff) And down the back, from the base of the...
  9. Mike1973

    FOR SALE 1957 Cagleco Sportswear 7823(AER) G1, Size 44, £225

    Thanks Dean, I'll throw a tape around it when I'm back home later this evening.
  10. Mike1973

    FOR SALE 1957 Cagleco Sportswear 7823(AER) G1, Size 44, £225

    Right, my dads old Cagleco Sportswear G1 is now up for grabs. I haven't listed it on ebay yet, I'll put it up on here and VLJ first. Looking for £225. It's in good used condition. The incorrect little Lee zipper has now been replaced with a new repro Talon. It's incorrect as well, but looks a...
  11. Mike1973

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    I'm very happy with the Pike Brothers deck jacket. To echo Ian, yes the arms are a little long, but I can live with it for now. The cuffs just feel a little wide, there is no taper in them. I'm itching to stencil the back now with U.S. NAVY. I'm not sure yet how though. My new Pike Brothers...
  13. Mike1973

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    I didn't really check the sizes ... I am a 38/40", so hopefully the small will be fine.
  14. Mike1973

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    Good to know. I've replaces a few knit cuffs on jackets before now so hopefully I can make this one fit, if it doesn't!
  15. Mike1973

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    Random deck jacket search on ebay last night pulled this with 12 minutes left to run. I've been after one fo these for well over ten years now, but put it in the pipe dream file, as originals seem as rare as hens teeth, and the repro prices were well out of my league. Anyway, this Pike Bros...
  16. Mike1973

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    V. Poor photo of me at the track yesterday, sporting my deck jacket. It wasn't really cold enough. Our local velodrome is housed in a 1918 seaplane hanger at Calshot Spit. I thought it an appropriate setting!
  17. Mike1973

    On yer bike!

    Me and Ben on our excellent cycle tour to the Somme battlefields at the end of the summer. Our gear was loosely 'mid century', with a few modern comforts included to make wild camping a little easier, especially for this middle aged cyclist. I chose to carry a fairly cheap three season sleeping...
  19. Mike1973

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    Thanks Peacoat. So would this be an evolution of the blue tanker style deck jackets?
  20. Mike1973

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    Apologies for the poor photos. I'm not entirely sure exactly what this jacket is ... I've posted it up before but years ago. (I've had it nearly 10 years now.) I was told it was a Navy issue jacket ... an N?? but I've since forgotten. Navy Contract NxsX96660 on the label. Which I think dates...
  21. Mike1973

    On yer bike!

    A lovely Winter ride to burn off the mince pies. From Alton to Alresford, stopping off at Four Marks, then back to Alton with our bikes in the guards van of the steam train. Great day out!
  22. Mike1973

    Military Surplus fashion in the 1940s and 1950s

    Some great kit here on this late 40's winter cycling trip. Dyed battledress jackets with more YHA patches, and there is Uncle Barry again in his own parachute smock. Cycling day out by Mike, on Flickr Battledress again, and my uncle Walter in a jacket I am struggling to identify. Looks...
  23. Mike1973

    Military Surplus fashion in the 1940s and 1950s

    Excellent thread! I have an album of photos from my great uncle Walter, who served as a teenager in the RASC through Normandy to Berlin. After the war he joined his local youth club. Most of the young chaps had seen military service and were wearing their old uniforms, but there was also a lot...

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