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  1. BellyTank

    Trouser fabric question...

    Chinos may not even be drill/twill- I've seen plain weave khakis sold as "Chinos". The terms- drill and twill are often used interchangeably but that doesn't make it right. B T
  2. BellyTank

    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    Looks like an Italian Police coat, too. Those Raglan sleeves. B T
  3. BellyTank

    Made in China - Monarch A-2 repros

    I haven't dealt with this eBay vendor before but I don't like the look of the jacket, anyway. B T
  4. BellyTank

    1940's Original Leather Belt Back Jacket.

    There is a very basic, practical reason... Nice jacket. B T
  5. BellyTank

    Bruce got the juice - Bruce Willis' Jacket

    Well- you seem to have one leg almost over the fence;) B T
  7. BellyTank

    Retro-extremists? What are we called?

    I was waiting for you to say that. Glad you did. B T
  8. BellyTank

    Latest Ebay leather jacket, short Hans Marseille/Luftwaffe style

    I think you did well... again.;) B T
  9. BellyTank

    Retro-extremists? What are we called?

    I believe "Atavist" is better branding- a slightly obscure, lesser known term for a slightly obscure group. -"reversion to an earlier type; throwback." -"The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence." No need to take the biological angle literally-...
  10. BellyTank

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    This jacket's RiRi has metal slider/puller/stop box- all the rest is plastic, track/"male end"... But it's not a Grenfell jacket AFAIK. I'm a big Denison smock fan. Some of the Belgian smocks are very close, in construction and camo pattern. There is quite a variety. B T
  11. BellyTank

    Retro-extremists? What are we called?

    I get what you mean. But the wearing of used clothing does seem to creep some people out. I was thinking of the -wearing- "issue", as just one potential, kooky, negative aspect. Do these need to be defended/justified/etc. B T
  13. BellyTank

    Windward jackets by Montgomery Ward (and copies)

    Good guess, eh? I was just looking at how very wide the back panel seems to be- which lead me to wonder- as we dont really have any idea of scale. It's amazing how small size jackets look so different to larger sizes. Proportions seem to change. B T
  14. BellyTank

    Sears & Roebuck MTO Catalog 1939

    I have the 1941 catalogs. Somewhere. B T
  15. BellyTank

    30s England style haircut - how to describe to and receive from modern barber

    Make sure they can read English, otherwise you might get a Mohawk. Maybe even a side-to-side one. B T
  16. BellyTank

    Retro-extremists? What are we called?

    Is the wearing of used clothing, hats and shoes an issue which needs defending, justifying, or explaining? That's probably one of the things that makes vintage lifestylers seem kOOky. B T
  17. BellyTank

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    People won't believe that until they see it- I've seen it. B T
  19. BellyTank

    Windward jackets by Montgomery Ward (and copies)

    What size are you, Windward? Bigger than a 46? B T
  20. BellyTank

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    Yes, I know the Swiss connection, just had to say it. Nylon zips since 1950, eh..? RiRi were making "plastic" zips- track/teeth/puller/slider during WW2. Maybe it wasn't nylon it's "catalin", or a similar name. The style is almost identical to zips they make today. These plastic RiRi zips...
  21. BellyTank

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    It's a little similar to an M-421 and some other military jackets but it is not a military jacket. Canadian manufacture, as you saw. It's not a WW2 era garment. M-421s are a little more complicated in construction, including the half belt you mentioned. I had one and I do remember it was a...
  22. BellyTank

    You Big Softy! - Your Favourite Soft Drinks

    'kin' choice! B T
  23. BellyTank

    Retro-extremists? What are we called?

    20th-Centurions. Non-scientific names seem worse... B T

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