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    Anj-4

    It's a beauty, John! Fantastic. How do you find the weight on the shoulders? I know you've said in the past that the ANJ-4 can weigh on and tire the shoulders after a while … and when I tried an ELC ANJ-4 in the mid-noughties, that was my immediate impression too - but oddly, not last year when...
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    button reinforement of leather jackets Aero Anj-3 shown

    My (very new to me) vintage 1950s N3-B was missing a couple of buttons and the eBay seller very kindly sent me a few replacement buttons - and I came across the back buttons like this too for the first time, as I could feel that the jacket has the back buttons and they're inside the lining, so...
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    Zip it

    I've been away on "staycation" for the last two weeks and haven't looked in on the FL and am catching up here on what's been discussed while I've been away … And I must say, I'm surprised at the lack of love for the Aero zippers! I opted for one on my ANJ-3 and it worked like a charm every time...
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    Feel Good Jacket Story

    It was on the evening news last night that 2 homeless people have died from the cold in Toronto in the last two days - yesterday's guy was found dead in a bus shelter with no jacket - and I had to think that that miserable way to go and misfortune wouldn't happen to the lucky guy you graciously...
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    Coldest Weather I've been in

    He's not in T.O. - we just got a light dusting of snow here and yes, that windchill was wicked. I finally had my USAF N3-B on for the first time in the back yard feeding the birds, squirrels and refilling the heated bird bath - and man, is that thing TOASTY! Blanket-lined joy when the windchill...
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    Is the B3 jacket "too much"?

    I'll happily sing along with everyone from the same hymn book here - the collar on a B-3 is big. It just is. Or rather, was. This is me in my ELC RW B-3 and I'm sure you'll find that this one is cut just like yours. It's the way they were. And I love it. So I'll say the same thing...
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    What do you wear in the winter??

    PS. And last winter was BRUTAL as we all now know … and I must confess that my gear struggled to keep up with the dropping mercury. So after I went for another Buzz L2-A earlier this year and rediscovered the joy of nylon, I decided to extend that joy into winter - and I picked up a really nice...
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    What do you wear in the winter??

    When I came to Canada (from the UK) back in '96, I came thinking I was prepared with the best British clothing for the worst British winter: Wholly inadequate. Man, I froze my A$$. I was miserable. As bad luck would have it, the winter of '96/'97 was a bad one (by Canadian standards) and I...
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    Can anyone date my new (to me) N3-B please?

    Well, after a run-through of previous posts here, it seems that my question is already answered courtesy of Twelve O'Clock High who responded to the same question from Quarter a few weeks ago - to the same jacket, maker, coloured label and spec. numbers! Mine just has one last digit higher on...
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    Getting an Eastman B3 need suggestions for a hat.

    Filson! Good suggestion. I saw this and thought of Elmer Fudd! I think I'll get one. It'll go well with my N-3B. Speaking of Elmer Fudd, I see that this particular Mad Bomber hat is made with "Wabbit" - fake fur...
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    Can anyone date my new (to me) N3-B please?

    Wow. That's early. Thanks for deciphering that for me, Peacoat! I really appreciate it! I noticed in my latest Buzz Rickson's catalogue that their N3-B also has a black label - and I've noticed that many N3-B's have white labels - so, is a black label indicative of an earlier vintage too? Thank you!
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    Getting an Eastman B3 need suggestions for a hat.

    Welcome aboard, CC! I know exactly what you mean about the appropriate hat - one doesn't want to look like you stepped off a movie set for The War Lover, but damn, it's a fine look … But this is 2014. :( So for the pre-dawn dog walks in Winter when it's very cold (and dark), I have a couple of...
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    Fury

    I thought the film was fantastic. It was a must-see at the cinema too as the Dolby Atmos was amazing - I could feel my hair vibrating! That's something that no home cinema could replicate (not without the police being called, anyway!). I was enthralled from the very start to the very end. It...
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    What did this symbol mean on Allied aircraft?

    Wow, I had no idea! And I had never known of The Saint ever being made as a film. Thanks a lot, guys! Once again, the FL shows itself as a font of wisdom …!
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    Can anyone date my new (to me) N3-B please?

    Good day! Well, I can announce that in the past hour I've just pulled the trigger on my first vintage N3-B! The mid-Winter dog walks are about to get cosier! I really wanted a blue vintage N3-A like BN1966's but just can't seem to find one (he has all the luck) ... so I came across an N3-B in...
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    eastman import cost

    I've only found one import form in my stash of paperwork here - I've thrown all the others out - and it's for a C-3 vest back in 2007 and cost 199 pounds at the time. So the C-3 was valued at $308 at the time, plus $52.41 in Duty, plus $21.64 in GST (Federal tax), plus $28.86 PST (Provisional...
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    What did this symbol mean on Allied aircraft?

    Good day all, I hope someone out there can answer this one for me ...? I've sometimes seen this figure on various WW2 Allied aircraft - a symbol that I only recognise from The Saint TV series from the 60s and 70s - but clearly it was around some time before that. And I've seen it on various...
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    Feel Good Jacket Story

    Sorry, but I couldn't agree less. Most folk don't have any time for the homeless. Some of the vast majority of regular people may think good thoughts, but in practice they turn a blind eye - or drop a few coins to salve their conscience. To think of handing over a perfectly good jacket to...
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    Buzz Rickson . Know the origins?

    I stumbled across this film a year or so after I'd first waded into the more elite levels of jacket ephemera, so that'd be around 2007. It could well have been someone around here who mentioned it ??? I'd never heard of it before and so I took a chance on the DVD - and so it was a complete...
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    Buzz Rickson B-15C size 48(!) by request ...

    WOW. GREAT photos!! Man, don't they just get the wallet twitching ...

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