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  1. Doctor Damage

    Whats the deal with VAT and jackets into the US from abroad

    In any case, if you have the paperwork and proof of payment and you are from outside the EU, then you should be able to get the VAT back later by applying to the appropriate authority. Who that is, I have no idea.
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    Identify this Pea Coat? Who makes it?

    It shows up in this photograph taken by a photographer called Charles Christopher (link below). The jacket is clearly a civilian fashion coat and the photograph appears to be dated 2013, so I doubt this coat is still available for sale. Diligent combing of e-Bay will probably turn one up...
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    The oldies are nicer than the new ones, of course, but not light-years better. I wouldn't mind another. If you flip through that document to the section on 45/P jackets they've got instructions -- with diagrams -- on how to replace knits. I've finally figured out (I think) why heavily used...
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Excellent looking jackets and I'm pleased you found not just one, but two, oldies in size XL, and in good condition. Incidentally, I like the looser knits at the wrist on old jackets; I find the knits on new ones from the past couple decades too tight for comfort. Below is a link to a USN...
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    Coldest Weather I've been in

    Where are you? I'm in Niagara and we got only about half-an-inch last night and that's it. I haven't been outside yet but apparently the wind chill is merciless.
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    Coldest Weather I've been in

    ^ and ^^, good posts. It was -20C with wind chill in Toronto yesterday and when I walked up from Tim Hortons to the office, which just over a quarter mile, my ears were in pain due to the wind and I was running the last few hundred feet to get inside as quickly as possible. I can dress for...
  8. Doctor Damage

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Sorry, I should have posted the accompanying section on reefers:
  9. Doctor Damage

    U.S. Navy bridge coats

    From the USN website.
  10. Doctor Damage

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    From the USN website (I don't know why part of the text is highlighted).
  11. Doctor Damage

    U.S. Navy bridge coats

    He posted all those photos of his new coat on his #1 post, so maybe the forum rules have changed. In any case, I'd like to hear from TheEyeball how he feels about sizing? He bought a 42L coat - what size does he normally wear in men's suits for instance?
  13. Doctor Damage

    U.S. Navy bridge coats

    Flying Cross, new, in size 42L? That's exactly what I was looking for last year, never found it, and gave up. I'm envious!
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Colin Farrell in a 6 button coat.
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    I've seen several go by over the past few months with that tag. Greenbrier seems to have made a ton of jackets in 1973/1975 and of course 1978 and 1979. I haven't seen any 45/P tags until the 1990s, under the new patterns. I wonder if the USAF didn't issue them too much or they had so many they...
  16. Doctor Damage

    Nomex Flyer jacket

    I hope your jacket turns out to be a good one, minor flaws notwithstanding, and it looks like Atticus got lucky with an unworn coat. Incidentally, I can claim with experience in a Canadian winter that the old 1970s bi-swing 45/P jackets are warmer than the newer ones from the 1990s and 2000s. I...
  17. Doctor Damage

    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Schott mil-spec N3B, new with tags, got bid up this evening from $0.99 to $230 by some crazy people!
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    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    USN sailor, New York subway, 1966
  20. Doctor Damage

    Calling All Nylon Junkies New Alpha L2B Sizing

    That's definitely one of the 90s Replica jackets, since (until recently) I had one of the late 2000s Replica jackets and it was different in details. And for what it's worth, I'm one of those people who don't give a damn about historical accuracy if quality is there!
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    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Here's some comments on the N2B history, don't know how accurate it is, but interesting all the same. http://olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_clothing_n3b.php In 1945, the U.S. Army Air Force issued the Jacket, Aircrew, Heavy, Type N-3, the first of a long line of very successful N-3 style parkas...
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    Calling All Nylon Junkies New Alpha L2B Sizing

    Those definitely sound like the Replica series, link here: https://www.silvermans.co.uk/tabid/62/MILITARY/JACKETS+SMOCKS/REPLICA+MA1+JACKET/0/SKU/4-175-12358-1600/Default.aspx. Gosh, I'd love one of these but the UK/Cdn exchange is not good right now...
  23. Doctor Damage

    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Perhaps they're made for two persons - shared bodily heat and all that! It does create a challenge re what size to buy. I'd like to get one of the late model ones but those chest sizes are huge, while the sleeve lengths seem short by comparison. I think with the raglan shoulders, however, the...

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