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    Original Dubow 1755 as new (almost)

    Great jacket and great find. I would agree those knits are too far gone. Don't look right to have such a fine looking jacket with knits that are just about falling off.
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    PHOTO ESSAY ON HOW NOT TO BREAK IN YOUR B-3/A-2

    The benefits of doing laundry in salt water http://selectlaundry.com/juless-blog/the-power-of-salt-laundry-uses-for-salt
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    Why the Japanese love for WW2 Americana?

    Japanese youth always liked Americana even pre war. These are screen shots from the Japanese silent film Dragnet Girl 1932 showing rebellious youth fashion of the time. Some of the clothes they wear would not look out of place today. Of course the militarist suppressed all this later and...
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    Need help identifying this jacketjacket

    This IMO looks like a Sears Hercules circa 1950. I have a recent Japanese copy almost identical. Great looking jacket.
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    Were individual jacket contracts linked to specific service branches?

    Just wondering whether individual maker contract jackets were more likely be linked to a specific airforce branch? For example would a particular contract be more likely linked to the 8th or 15th airforce or would they just appear all over the place.
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    One of the rarest WW2 jackets

    I bet the shoulder mounts and pebble buttons are a creative addition. After 70+ years they should leave some sort of telltale bedding mark on the surrounding leather. Also that pebble button has an extreme amount of wear. Not original to the jacket and likely found dug up somewhere. Shoulder...
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    Private Purchase Aero A2

    Looks like he has another batch of interesting jackets listed now.
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    Private Purchase Aero A2

    I am sure he has a few friends here. Not the first time he has sold stuff belonging to VLJ members.
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    Taobao

    I went to a museum house in Shenyang last year, formally the home to an old warlord and a large outbuilding was a dedicated Flying Tigers museum which was very well patronised. Thousands of peole must have visited on the day I was there. I also caught part of a documentary on TV about the...
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    G1 from airship base.

    Any opinions on this jacket? Looks earlier than a G-1. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151585554397?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&fromMakeTrack=true
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    RW & Patch Shadows

    One of the jackets I bought from him used to belong to one of VLJ's long standing members.
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    Goodwear Perry A-2

    Agree wth you. I have two jackets from him at bargain prices. Shipping though can be a little expensive. Seems to have an inexhaustable regular supply of originals and quality repro jackets as well as other interesting and rare militaria on occasions. Claims he is selling this stuff for others...
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    No way this can be an original Doniger.

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vtg-1940s-WW ... SwB4NWyDH2 Relisted at a higher price. Someone squibbed on the sale.
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    EBay 'ones that got away'

    If one really wants to win an item on Ebay, the only way to go is to always put your max best price on at the very last seconds. Preferably a sniper bid at 3 seconds before close. Don't give bid chasers the chance to overtake you. If you win you will only pay the base increment over the next...
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    A-2 After Two Years of Wear

    Aficionados wil pay serious money for that.
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