Whitefeather ‚The General‘
Hi everybody, I have just been browsing the Whitefeather website. I think I am in love with ‚The General‘. Anybody here owns one of these os has handled them? I am afraid the jacket might be a little...
View Articlemap pouch repro 43F
Just in case anyone is interested and in need The Rigger Depot has a fantastic museum-quality 43 F series escape map pouch made from original rubberized waterproof khaki fabric for $27.95 plus...
View ArticleB2's
Just giving the couple of b2's i have a dust off today . First up is a "minty" fresh HLB contract View attachment 8539 View attachment 8540 View attachment 8541 View attachment 8542 Perry Sportswear...
View ArticleORIG. NOS WWII AAF A-2 FLIGHT JACKET DECALS Available right now
for those interested, available now (Thursday Aug 9) on eBay from grapemoby ORIG. NOS WWII ARMY AIR FORCES A-2, B-3, ANJ-4 FLIGHT JACKET DECALS $42.50 LINK View attachment 7680 ... ORIG. NOS WWII AAF...
View ArticleWatches to wear with your flight jackets...
Hi Guys, as I hi-jacked a thread over at the "General discussion" section and posted pitures of my watch in the "What jacket are you wearing today?" thread, I thought it might be cool to start a...
View ArticleSome museum owned originals
Today the memsahib & i visited a couple of the dozen or so WW2 USAAF museums within an hours drive of home. Here are some of the jackets and bags we saw. Apologies but all were behind glass and i...
View ArticleEscape/dinghy whistles on Navy jackets?
As I start pulling out some more jackets out of my closet I started wondering if escape/dinghy whistles have ever been attached to Navy jackets? Up to now I have seen them only attached to A2 jackets...
View ArticleWindak smock
Technically RAF ....? I believe they were privately made. Looking at Monty, i'd say not tailored !! Lol Second from right in photo. Yes, second from left is a mint 1st patern step-in para smock.. View...
View ArticleM43 Jackets "Original"
"Original norwegian Army" ... During the time when I was still more active in reenactment I collected more Army than Airforce stuff. Simply made more sense to ride around in my Jeep in Army Equipment...
View ArticleA new Star Eastman A-2 missing mark?
I just received a new Star Eastman A2 two days ago from Charles at HPA. Gorgeous jacket and I am thrilled. I thought I remember reading/seeing that the lining on these jackets had two inspector marks....
View Articledubow mfg
this just in: platon, remember him? has left bill kelso to start dubow mfg. should prove to be interesting.
View ArticleShoulder patch/ decal options
I'm really ,really playing with the thought of putting something on the shoulder of my A-2, but I'm a bit lost when it comes to the options. a) AFAIK, decals were only applied to jackets that were...
View ArticleAVI LTHR BRONCO A-2 Jacket Review & Pics
Hi all, Here are some pics of the updated AVI LTHR Bronco jackets. I got both the seal and the russet versions. I was curious to compare them with the first seal Bronco I received a few months back...
View ArticleMonarch AN-J-3 by Dave Sheeley (Maverickson)
A while back I arranged for Dave to repair my Original Fried Ostermann M422a which had a broken and rotted out collar hook area, before putting it up for sale. A little bit before we'd been discussing...
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Set, leather 642nd Bombardment Sqd made for vet's relative ......
Here's a set of 642nd Bombardment Squadron patches I made , they flew both the A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader bombers during WW-2 , enjoy View attachment 7081
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Leather Navy Pilot ID patch I made for man in Finland .......
This one was interesting to make all hand done, enjoy View attachment 8650
View ArticleUSN 37J1 Style
Just ordered me one (well, actually two to have a choice which size really fits as they are said to be running on the smaller side) of these from...
View ArticleFact or Flattery? Do we want Fair Critisism?
B-Man-2 Said in an overnight post....... I understand there are many here who feel that certain manufacturers cross ethical marketing guidelines, and use this forum to market their products utilizing...
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