m422a jacket

[some guy]

Maybe the OP got the post box mixed up with the search box?

Come back Grumman, we were all noobs once.

 

[Ishmael]

If this were just a size larger...

http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w118251041

 

[pawineguy]

I believe the OP was making a statement about our tendency on TFL to endlessly drone on and on about our new jackets, to post numerous pictures, to create nonsensical comparison reviews. His stripped down commentary on this famous jacket is a thing of beauty, to be admired, and will, I predict, become the new norm for jacket reviews on TFL going forward.

 

[mendelboaz]

I like this thread. I like it a lot.

 

[nick123]

This thread is useless without underarm gussets

 

[IXL]

This thread is, just as a sparrow,.......

 

[Dumpster Diver]

Hey I have one of these! (I think)

Its got USN stamped on the back of the collar in silver.

I will have to bust it out and take some photos for you later later then. Its DARK.

 

[Monitor]

That's all I've got to contribute to this otherwise spectacular thread.

 

[handymike]

^^I have the one on the right!

 

[Dumpster Diver]

Uhm, I *think* this is the one...not sure.

My E-mail Wont upload the last bunch of photos, I will post up the Tagger on it Soon.

 

[Dumpster Diver]

*EDIT* (Sorry this is accidentally Double Posted when I went to edit in more text, I really dont know how I botched that up!)

Uhm, I *think* this is the one...not sure.

My E-mail Wont upload the last bunch of photos, I will post up the Tagger on it Soon. View attachment 28900

oh, I scored this MAE West today for a whopping $50!!! Seriously amazing Flea market find!

Its stamped Army Navy, Air ministry, Feb 28 1945! Still has the Co2 Cans in it!

So new I swear it was In the box a few days ago, It came with a pair of INCREDIBLY NOS *MINT* I would say: Escape moccasins!

I have only ever seen one other pair of those, and I bought them years ago...I was Lucky today.

 

[Dumpster Diver]

here, sorry.

Derpy derr...Um, is this what you guys are talking about;

 

[Big J]

Uhm, I *think* this is the one...not sure.

My E-mail Wont upload the last bunch of photos, I will post up the Tagger on it Soon. View attachment 28900

What the hell is on the TV behind you?!?

 

[Dumpster Diver]

Movie: SAHARA. (not Bogart classic of course)

And not watching Porno, like you might be suggesting. :censored:

 

[thor]

here, sorry.

Derpy derr...Um, is this what you guys are talking about;

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but technically your jacket is a post-war 7823 G-1, while the OP mentions the WWII M-422a. They are nearly identical but the 7823 came out around 1952 or so. The details of the M-422a, 55J-14 and 7823 jackets are nearly all the same. It's just that the M-422a has the mythic status of being issued during WWII.

 

[HPA Rep]

Right on, Rick! The WWII jackets are what spin my propellers, though I adored the 55-J-14 I wore for so many years in my younger days.

The exact date for spec. 55-J-14 is 31 Oct. 1947, while 7823 (AER) is 21 Nov. 1951. But the subject jacket of this thread, the M-422A, is a spec. dated 1 Oct. 1940, preceded by the original M-422 28 Mar. 1940.

 

[Big J]

Right on, Rick! The WWII jackets are what spin my propellers, though I adored the 55-J-14 I wore for so many years in my younger days.

The exact date for spec. 55-J-14 is 31 Oct. 1947, while 7823 (AER) is 21 Nov. 1951. But the subject jacket of this thread, the M-422A, is a spec. dated 1 Oct. 1940, preceded by the original M-422 28 Mar. 1940.

Hey HPA Rep, I got a question for you. I wear a size 48 issue G-1, but if I put my measurements into ELC's sizing gizmo on thier website, it tells me they don't do my size. What's up with that?

 

[HPA Rep]

Hey HPA Rep, I got a question for you. I wear a size 48 issue G-1, but if I put my measurements into ELC's sizing gizmo on thier website, it tells me they don't do my size. What's up with that?

Big J,

I cannot specifically comment about what may be wrong with the ELC size calculator (it's not in my control) but it usually works most of the time; however, there are indeed gray areas that it cannot account for and Gary Eastman and I have discussed this and how personally reviewing a customer's measures is always best. The size calculator will never be 100% perfect anymore than assigning shipping boxes and costs will be using a website vs. having an individual specifically calculate your order's shipping rate (such calculating tools are setup to work in most scenarios and not all).

We don't make use of the ELC size calculator; our website has sizing tips, how we measure jackets in text and photos, and listed jacket measurements, which while this system is also not fool proof, I do believe it provides for better determination of size than that calculator. If you are very tall and thin or more round and with a chest measure greater than 48", then an Eastman G-1 may well not fit you in any form, but since you have my attention, please do send me an e-mail with your height, weight, chest circumference, body type, and waist measure and I'll be happy to personally assess the possibility of you being able to wear an Eastman G-1 or other style.

 

[Big J]

Big J,

I cannot specifically comment about what may be wrong with the ELC size calculator (it's not in my control) but it usually works most of the time; however, there are indeed gray areas that it cannot account for and Gary Eastman and I have discussed this and how personally reviewing a customer's measures is always best. The size calculator will never be 100% perfect anymore than assigning shipping boxes and costs will be using a website vs. having an individual specifically calculate your order's shipping rate (such calculating tools are setup to work in most scenarios and not all).

We don't make use of the ELC size calculator; our website has sizing tips, how we measure jackets in text and photos, and listed jacket measurements, which while this system is also not fool proof, I do believe it provides for better determination of size than that calculator. If you are very tall and thin or more round and with a chest measure greater than 48", then an Eastman G-1 may well not fit you in any form, but since you have my attention, please do send me an e-mail with your height, weight, chest circumference, body type, and waist measure and I'll be happy to personally assess the possibility of you being able to wear an Eastman G-1 or other style.

Thank you very much for your kind reply! I will do!

 

[Dumpster Diver]

Thanks for Dating mine, I always thoght it was WWII era Just comparing it to most of my other G-1 Type Jackets.

Good to know. The one I posted is still a Cut above so many others IMO.