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This is NEWS to me! I didnt Realize Eastman Produced a D1 Jacket!!! Wow!
Looks amazing! Superb!
Looks amazing! Superb!
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At Long Last: The Eastman D1 Mechanics Jacket Arrives
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kampkatz
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It is a rather fine example of a D-1. Don't abuse it to the point where it ends up looking like Sgt. Carter's D-1 from the old Hogan's Hero's tv show.
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Great jacket, BN ! It's a winner - and I love the bakelite lucky dice zip puller too! A nice personal touch ...
Oh, you won't be sending that back and asking for a refund ...! The D-1/B-6 jackets offer the perfect amount of warmth for a temperate climate like Britain's, IMO. As you say, it'll be able to handle the lion's share of the weather for 3 seasons with aplomb ... A great choice.
So did Gary offer you tea and biscuits on your grand day out ? I once emailed him and asked if I could make a train journey down from Sheffield and drop in for a couple of hours to make a purchase on one of my trips home and I didn't get a reply, so i'm really glad to hear that you had more luck ... I'd love to see where it all happens at ELC. Lucky you !!! Very envious
Oh, you won't be sending that back and asking for a refund ...! The D-1/B-6 jackets offer the perfect amount of warmth for a temperate climate like Britain's, IMO. As you say, it'll be able to handle the lion's share of the weather for 3 seasons with aplomb ... A great choice.
So did Gary offer you tea and biscuits on your grand day out ? I once emailed him and asked if I could make a train journey down from Sheffield and drop in for a couple of hours to make a purchase on one of my trips home and I didn't get a reply, so i'm really glad to hear that you had more luck ... I'd love to see where it all happens at ELC. Lucky you !!! Very envious
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Pocketless D-1s were the original spec. from 1937, whereas the pockets were added in late 1941; it's not likely any D-1s were produced w/ pockets until early 1942. Transitional D-1s had no pockets and were made using dark brown sheepskin or a combination of dark brown and "redskin" pelts, and the true, early-production D-1s of 1938-1941 were all "redskin" w/ no pockets.
Vintage D-1s are very rare due to the low-grade pelts they were authorized to be made from and the hard use they received. Pocketless D-1s are extremely rare but made of higher-grade pelts because they're pre-war, thus these will usually be fairly supple and not brittle. I've only seen a couple of the pocketless "redskin" D-1s in my life, one of which was like new but missing the spec. label. "Redskin" D-1s would be the extreme end of D-1 rarity. I regret not buying that "redskin" D-1 w/ out the label ...
Charles DiSipio
History Preservation Associates
E-mail: fragen@historypreservation.com
Phone: 856-489-8103
www.historypreservation.com
Vintage D-1s are very rare due to the low-grade pelts they were authorized to be made from and the hard use they received. Pocketless D-1s are extremely rare but made of higher-grade pelts because they're pre-war, thus these will usually be fairly supple and not brittle. I've only seen a couple of the pocketless "redskin" D-1s in my life, one of which was like new but missing the spec. label. "Redskin" D-1s would be the extreme end of D-1 rarity. I regret not buying that "redskin" D-1 w/ out the label ...
Charles DiSipio
History Preservation Associates
E-mail: fragen@historypreservation.com
Phone: 856-489-8103
www.historypreservation.com
