New (To Me) Real McCoy G-1

[Otter]

I have been meaning to post some photos for a while now:
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The postman brought a little somthing in size 44 for me about a week ago.
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Real McCoy G-1, a copy of the Bauer 55J14 contract from the Korean War era.
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Realy very nice goatskin, great grain, if I had picked it I would have taken a slightly darker shade for the collar.
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The hem is the correct bi-weave and the zip is a blackened triple marked brass conmar.
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Hmm, those did not embed so here is a link to the photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/74324106@N04/?uploaded=5&magic_cookie=5fef6670936c1606e09652b4e14103f2
All over great condition, very slight wear on the elbows, just enoughth to show a slight highlight.
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And of course, the proper collar stencil!
Labelled size is a 44 but it is a little slimmer than this, probable nearer a 42-43. Fit wise on me it is fine on the shoulders and arm length and a great body length, but is just trending towards slightly tight when zipped up. My dilema is, should it stay or should it go, I could do with losing a few pounds but do I have the will power to do it or should I flip the jacket and buy one of the BK M-442's?

 

[ButteMT61]

Nice jacket!

 

[ButteMT61]

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[Otter]

Ty!

 

[thor]

Looks similar to the vintage goatskin G-1 from The Cockpit (formerly Avirex) that I have. They use very nice goatskin with lots of graining and patina and some hand-rubbed wear areas for a truly vintage look without all the phoney distressing on other jackets.
Yours is a nice jacket! If your jacket is a bit snug when zipped, are you wearing a heavy shirt or sweater underneath or just a thin t-shirt? If it's just a t-shirt, you may want to get a larger size jacket. The G-1 is very forgiving size-wise because of the bi-swing back and underarm gussets; I personally would hate to feel like a stuffed sausage in my G-1!

 

[Otter]

I am afraid these days I look a little like Zap Brannigan, if you have ever seen Futurama!

 

[Jaguar66]