Fitzwell Sportswear Co B-15
I've got this on the way- good size and damage seems minimal! However, the zip tape colour (color for our US friends!) seems odd- is this normal for this contract and what zip type is normal? I don't...
View Articleobviously a repro , but where from ?
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View ArticleRolen sportswear N2b
Has issues with the knits but it wears nicely ! 20180520_100147 by Carl posted May 20, 2018 at 10:20 AM 20180520_100212 by Carl posted May 20, 2018 at 10:20 AM 20180520_100226 by Carl posted May 20,...
View ArticleI feel bad for buying a $300 jacket... should I?
Hey everyone, I'm new here. I've been in love with leather jackets ever since I was 10 years old, all due to Alex Krycek on The X-Files. I've owned 4 leather jackets in my life now, and 1 suede. All of...
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USN Early Flight Jacket help - 371J Full Gear anyone...??
USN on the chest gives a bit away, as did a quick google search. Full Gear is the book to look for, should go straight to MR. DEEB!! I think I saw a similar item on P114 of the book?? Anybody care to...
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How to measure a jacket correctly tutorial
OK, felt the need to show this because apparently there is no certainty about how correct measurements are taken and would like to clarify things and eliminate the possibilities of misunderstandings...
View ArticleStretching your jacket up a size
I posted this on the old forum and by request I'm posting it again. I have a Willis & Geiger A-1 that was given to me as a gift. It was supposedly worn in the mini series "War and Remembrance" by a...
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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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Latest leather jacket patches I've done ............
Here's a 587th Bombardment Squadron, this one to a collector overseas, and a Viet Nam Combat Engineers to a good Friend/Nam Veteran, enjoy Johnny View attachment 5040 View attachment 5041
View ArticleBill Kelso timeline of leather, with a little wear thrown in...
Seeing Earloffunk's post of his BK jackets and the subsequent conversations about the leather, and not wanting to hijack his post, prompted me to show a little history of the BK Hides with some of our...
View ArticleSM Wholesale Goat Russet A-2's Featured Item at $399
If you go to SM Wholesale and look at their "featured items" he is offering a custom Russet Goat A-2 that looks pretty nice for $399. 00. Hides tanned to his specs in Mexico, jackets assembled in...
View Articlebk vintage repros
i recently had a look see at the bill kelso site, and found that they are now offering reproductions of specific vintage leather jackets that were made by block bilt, sears, beck, etc. if this isnt...
View Articlewheres the best place to get a quality embroided Squadron patch ?
Im looking for a quality 487TH FS embroided patch , obviously its going to be a repro , needed for my A2 Thanks in advance C
View ArticleB-10 Contract/Order list
Here is the list of the 15 B-10 manufacturers awarded US government contracts and purchase orders. It is from "Full Gear" by Aota Mituhiro. It is worth remembering that in the 1940s the US fiscal year...
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My various "emblem" site pages on facebook, check em out, enjoy :)
Here's the site links for my aviation unit emblem pages on Facebook, worth checking out , enjoy View attachment 4167
View ArticleWhich B10 ? BR or ELC ?
I would like a B10 , which maker does anyone suggest to go for ? Buzz or ELC ? Im between a 38 /40 just for size reference . Many thanks in advance C
View ArticleWow. What a looker.
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View ArticleSunglasses to wear with your flight jacket...
We’ve had watches and boots, now how about sunglasses, especially with the current fine weather in the UK? View attachment 5059 My favourites by far, Ray-ban Signets-US made Bausch and Lomb, none of...
View ArticleQuestion - The most practical flying jacket?
Some recent comments concerning Matt's BK ANJ-3 and Techno's recent Aero one got me thinking what do the members here consider the most practical flying jacket? I'm not asking what's your favourite one...
View ArticleThe Lincoln Brigade Spanish Version
The Lincoln Brigade jacket was very popular during the spanish civil war. American volunteers and spanish anarchists where the first to wear these jackets in Spain in 1936. Brigadist, anarchist and...
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