Baron Kurtz
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Senicko_Spain said:If I remember correctly I ended up putting a Talon zip on a Crown tape! It's the only zipper pull I had at the time though.
Certainly look like Crown teeth to me.
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Senicko_Spain said:If I remember correctly I ended up putting a Talon zip on a Crown tape! It's the only zipper pull I had at the time though.
Well if it is then you got a better deal than I did. I remember paying at least £150 for it, but then I now remember the jacket I bought was from Scandinavia !Baron Kurtz said:Well John, this is an eBay purchase, for the princely sum of 99p, so it looks like this is the one you got, too. You probably remember the almost detached right chest snap. I'm in a quandary as to how to fix this on the cheap.
Steve: Thanks for the picture. From what i can see from my jacket it looks like the person who replaced the zipper simply cut off the teeth of the original and tacked the abomination on top. When i removed the abomination this evening the brown herringbone tape of the typical Talon was underneath!
I Pecarded the front left panel this morning, and it s looking absolutely amazing. Wonderful contrast to the right front panel now. Amazing what a dose of goo will do!
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Type A-3
DWG. NO. 33H 5592
A.C. CONTRACT
NO. W 535 ac-19436
AERO LEATHER CLO. CO.
BEACON, N.Y.
H.Johnson said:Baron,
Indeed, Yoshi at Mash is very helpful and will send zippers Worldwide. If you email him at the information address at Mash you will find him to be very helpful. His English is very good and he knows his stuff.
He will, for instance, shorten a zip to whatever length you require. I have done this a number of times with various makes of zipper, including the WW2 Talon that I put on a B-3 that I 'built' from scratch a couple of years ago.
H.Johnson said:If you decide to use the auction seller you posted you should be aware that they are not accurate reproductions of WW2 Talons - you get what you pay for.
You ain't the only one. There's a definite trend to bellicosity and jingoism among American jacketheads (lurk VLJ awhile and you'll see), but Stu takes it over the top. I can't believe it hasn't cost him some business, but it's probably increased loyalty among true believers.Edward said:I'd been put off by his rants on the website
Fletch said:The flight jacket/waistcoat look is something I've done myself. You don't see it in old pictures, however, but so what.
Now to teh kittehz...Is Greta named for Garbo or Keller?
fishmeok said:I've been trying to re-do the zipper and have had to pull it off twice now because of uneven stitches.
Cheers
Mark
fishmeok said:I won a B-3 last year by accident on OFAS (forgot to withdraw the bid). It's a US Authentic, nice enough jacket, but has several of the details wrong. Cuffs, jacket length, zipper and pocket placement, straps and buckles, etc. I figured it would be an easy fix, since I had the machine and the ability. Turns out I'm overrated. Sheepskin is a PITA to sew, it slides easily through the machine but is so elastic that the slightest drag will knock the stitch length to hell. I've been trying to re-do the zipper and have had to pull it off twice now because of uneven stitches.
Cheers
Mark
John Lever said:Glad you like the jacket and it looks like a perfect fit. All we need now is some cold weather ...
Baron Kurtz said:I'd suggest doing it by hand, using the old stitch holes. Laborious, but the results are pleasing.
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Fletch said:You ain't the only one. There's a definite trend to bellicosity and jingoism among American jacketheads (lurk VLJ awhile and you'll see).