NEW EASTMAN SHOWROOM/SHOP
Gary just announced on Instagram that Eastman has opened a new showroom/shop on their new premises in Ivybridge. For those of you lucky enough to live in the UK it'd be a cool thing to check out!...
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Vintage Baseball hats
Finally got around to ordering a Cooperstown Ball Cap Co. hat. I chose the 1946 Los Angeles Angels hat. These hats do fit on the larger side and looks like I'll have to send this one back for one size...
View ArticleNew old G1 questions
Hi Guys; Seem like it has been ages since I posted here. A few days ago I thrifted what looks to be an issued G1. Unfortunately all identifying information, patches and manufacture labels have been...
View ArticleCare: Eastman War Horse--Got soaking wet, now stiff and dry
"That boy," my grandmother would often say when she say someone doing something particulary dumb, "doesn't have enough sense to come in out of the rain." Well, that would be me last week. While wearing...
View ArticleN4 Jackets in Navy Blue
Not sure on the source of the image I've included, but these seem very rare? Were they post WW2, Pre-Vietnam? Any History would be greatly appreciated? There are loads of the Green N4s as both Vintage...
View ArticleAmelia Earhart Flight Jacket Reproduction - The Aviatrix
Hello all, we have been in the planning stage for some time now on the Aviatrix jacket. Our goal is to produce a high quality, durable "real" flight jacket for women that is an exact reproduction of...
View ArticleWrist/Waist Knits - Supply & Fit Estimates...
Gents, Just wanted to see if anybody has performed a recent knit replacement on an A-2. Just after a rough cost. Hitting up ELC, based on their stellar track record with my B-3.. Thanks muchly.. Couchy
View ArticleGasoline Alloys in Munich
Stumbled on this shop whilst in Munich for Oktoberfest Sadly it was shut but it was full of flying jackets and other top brands They have a Web site under construction but well worth a visit if your in...
View ArticleJust bought a CVC jacket.. that's like Combat Vehicle......
Like a bomber but for a tank ... go figure...
View ArticleNew score: vintage Schott Perfecto One Star NOS!
I just got my new jacket, a vintage Schott Perfecto One Star in New Old Stock conditions. The label is the one used in these jackets from late 50s to mid 60s. It's size 40 (luckily my size). The...
View ArticleFlight jacket prefix no's
Often wondered and don't recall seeing here previously, plus I've scoured my ref books inc Gary Eastman's jacket manual but, does anyone know what the A in A-2 stands for, likewise G in G1? Be easy to...
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731st Bombardment Squadron(Korean) era Leather patch ..........
Here's a Korean era Leather patch I made for a relative of the veteran who flew A-26 Invaders , enjoy View attachment 1589
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More chinese Repops
my amateur attempts to personalize some garment: I just finished personalizing 2 pieces of Chinese manufactured WW2 repop garment N1 is size 44 manufactured by BRONSON which is labeled as XXL - size...
View ArticleVintage Brooks jackets fitment
I've heard rumor that the older Brooks Cafe style (and vintage leather jackets as a whole) have a "slimmer" fit per size than current era jackets. ie: if I'm currently wearing a 44 River Road with a...
View ArticleAre you a Flying Tiger ?
Has anyone else had any jacket causing incidents like the one that happened to me ? I was over in Hong Kong for a few days before Christmas and took my Eastman Pearl Harbour A2 with an Aero AVG blood...
View ArticleeBay searching?
Don't really search much these days as I find it difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff as the saying goes. When I sold an Aero M442a a couple of years ago I got the ad pulled as I added 'not A2,...
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Nomex or Nylon?
After being advised that I would be wise to wear nomex while flying my Mustang, I purchased an Alpha CWU-45/P. A Cockpit Authentic MA-1, plus Cockpit CWU-55P, and an Alpha Vintage B-15 were already in...
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Leather 509th Fighter Bomber Sqd, went to Belgium .....
Here's a WW-2 P-47 unit that flew them , this patch went to a collector in Belgium who's having it matted/framed along with a p-47 unit print , enjoy View attachment 1592
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Another Leather unit patch work .......
Here's a WW-2 Navy one for a change, this one went to a good friend/collector who has over 200 various patches I've made for him over the years, he ahs them matted/framed along with autographs/photos...
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