new baby arrived today - ELC Gordon&Ferguson contract M422a
Happy camper here! I got my "new" (well second hand but hardly ever worn) ELC Gordon & Ferguson M-442a delivered today... stunning jacket all around! the leather seems to be a bit thinner than on...
View ArticleWhat jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?
We are undergoing a cold spell in the UK this Easter weekend. The A2s have gone away for the time being and out come the Irvins!
View ArticleA2 CONTRACT DATES-UP-DATED
Full Gear contains the only published list of A2 contracts along with the guessed fiscal year dates. Some of the wartime contracts are wrongly dated. I have used documentary sources including...
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G-1 nametags
Bought this one from ebay. and although I am happy with the quality and the design (gold letters and all) the problem is that the leather they cut it from is like 2mm thick (could be more) and as a...
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Leather USS Bunker Hill CV-17 patch I made ......
Here's my latest Leather jacket patch work, CV-17 USS Bunker Hill , Carrier , Ww2 , enjoy View attachment 17558
View ArticleLucien Truscott wearing his A2
View attachment 17672 Personalities: Major General L K Truscott, who took over command of the Allied bridgehead from General Lucas on 23 February, presents the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General R G...
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Boots / shoes to wear with your flight jacket s...
Hi guys, I have spent the beautiful day in our garden....and cleaned some of my boots. Guess there is another obvious Obsession! Four Pairs of Redwings, two Pairs of Thorogoods, one Pair of Whites's....
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The Black Sheep Irvin - Coming Soon from Aero
View attachment 15076 The wheels have been set in motion on this new project, we are having enough sheepskin tanned to do a small trial run of half a dozen or so, price will the same as or very close...
View ArticleResearching Werber Co.
I recently found the old Poughkeepsie, NY, Eagle-News online here. Poughkeepsie was the home of Werber Leather Coat Co. from about 1923-29, when they relocated to Beacon, a smaller town about 15 mi...
View ArticleLeather belts.
I am offering hand made sturdy leather belts. I call these “mountaineer belts”. They will serve you well on all your adventures from grabbing a cup of coffee to ascending one of the 7 summits. I stand...
View ArticleRN Fleet air arm wearing USN jackets 1944
RN Fleet air arm wearing USN jackets These photos are from a series of the fleet air arms attack on the Tirpitz in 1944. They are all from the carrier HMS Emperor. Pybus, originally designated AVG-34,...
View ArticleSome nice deck jacket pics from ww2
These are from the first US navy ships that escorted a convoy to Britain. Londonderry N.Ireland Jan. 1942. View attachment 17828 An American sentry in a US destroyer with his unusual headgear which is...
View ArticleMystery RN leather jacket
Mystery RN leather jacket RNAS Arbroath 1943 View attachment 17861 View attachment 17862
View ArticleRare Boeing jacket from 1942
Rare Boeing jacket from 1942 ONLY A SAMLL PIC ,DID NOT ENLARGE VERY WELL FROM THE CANADIAN AVIATION AND SPACE MUSUEM TO COMMEMORATE THE FIRST FLIGHT OF A PBY CANSO BUILT BY BOEING CANADA LETTERING ON...
View ArticleRCAF fur collar battle dress
View attachment 17867 View attachment 17868 Manufacturer, R.Freeman & Co.
View ArticleWhere can i find repro Crown zipper for my A-2 jacket?
Hi everyone, my current zipper is broken, so i need new Repro crown Zipper to replace it. I didn't find it on greedbay, you guys got experience and maybe know, where can i find it. PS: Eastman Leather...
View ArticleShops in London?
I know about The Real McCoy's and American Classics in London, but is there a place to see Aero Leather Clothing? Any other recommendations, preferably close to Mayfair?...
View ArticleD-2 parka ~screaming to be repro’d
If ever a jacket needed a quality reproduction, it’s this one. View attachment 17913
View ArticleGoldsmith A-2 Reproduction - Headwind Mfg Co
All the materials have been procured and we are going to begin constructing our reproduction of the P. Goldsmith Sons Co A-2 next week. Watch this thread for further updates. Here is our label layout...
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