Antiques Roadshow
Anyone in UK see tonight prog? English lady with her Dad’s painted 14thAF A2 and said she had a small collection. Looked a larger size and my guess a Werber in reasonable condition but, the ‘expert’...
View ArticleAny information about this jacket please
Hi Can anybody tell me anything about this jacket please I know it's over 25 years It has no label of where it's made apart from a side label which is in Chinese or Japanese. Many thanks
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Genuine USAF jacket or commercial N2B??
Have found that N2b jacket on internet. Do anybody know, by looking at the label, if that jacket is a military issue? Contract is AF/615-37720. No DSA or DLA number. Made by Alpha Industries. Zippers...
View ArticleHow do I pay?
Just won an item on Yahoo Japan. Looks like Buyee? Never bid there before. I'm trying to pay, but I can't find a way to accomplish that on their site. Can anyone let me know how to get them paid?
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Another G-1 Knits question
These are from a group of miscellaneous knits and zippers I won a while back. I'm trying to determine which maker used these and on which models. I posed them with an original M-422A by GF for...
View ArticleM-445 Mint Flight Jacket
I’m cleaning out my father's closet and found a beautifully preserved Bu Aero- U.S. Navy M445 Winter jacket, size 38. It’s in excellent condition with Scovill zip front. It has a one inch minor surface...
View ArticleM-445 Mint Flight Jacket - Original or Reproduction?
I’m cleaning out my father's closet and found a beautifully preserved Bu Aero- U.S. Navy M445 Winter jacket, size 38. It’s in excellent condition with Scovill zip front. It has a one inch minor surface...
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Looking for 50s Talon zip or puller only
Hey folks Im looking for a specific 50s Talon zipper or the puller only (see photo). Maybe here's someone who has such a piece in his spare box? And yes I've searched the web up and down for days...
View ArticleM422a Knits
Quick questions. Were any original M422a jackets made with A2 style knits or were the all the single ply rib-rack style? If so, what contract and or manufacturer used the 2-ply style? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleTranslation Please!
Now that I have a copy of "Full Gear...", I'd like to translate the Japanese to English. Is there a decent translation program that will allow me to translate by scanning the page or similar?
View ArticleArtwork uk ?
Can anyone recommend someone who can do artwork on a jacket in the UK ? Not for me some one asked. Thanks
View Article80's Avirex - Need advice
Hello All Henry here - New to this forum. Have an Avirex Type B-15D Sabre flight jacket. Purchased early 80's from I Believe US Wings?. I can remember Don Imus plugging Avirex after I had purchased...
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Pecard Treatment
I have never tried Pecards - or for that mater any leather treatment other than saddle soap - on any of my flight jackets. I gave this a try on a not particularly valuable G-1. I'm impressed with it. I...
View Article1945 Nights Bombers
I thought you might all like to see this. I expect some of you will certainly have seen it. It’s the only colour footage of the RAF during WW2
View ArticleNeed a little help gathering information about this jacket.
Hi everyone, I've had this picture for a while now. I don't recall where I found it but I thought the Japanese kanji with the p-38 was interesting and would make a good project (and simple) for leather...
View ArticleNeed help With a Jacket, replica or not
Hello guys, I am fairly new here. I want to ask the more experienced of you for help. It is about the jacket below, I am wondering whether it is a replica or not.
View ArticleM422-a Versus G1.
I am sure the differences have been discussed many times. I am interested in differences of fit and sizing. I have two 55j14 from different repro manufacturers and they both fit very different size 40....
View ArticleCollar stands
Probably a noob question, but I see that a few A-2 contracts did not have collar stands more or less from 1942: Cable 24759 and 27753, Aero 27435, Dubow 27798, Star 28557, Knopf 28558 (and others), but...
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