chancerider
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...This is a newbie question for sure...and I tried using the forum search tool to see if this was already covered somewhere, but came up empty. Question is; While I know that most USN G-1, (I'll use that term generically to cover all incarnations of the jacket design) were some variant of a dark brown, I have seen photos of G-1's where the color looks to be more light russet, more akin to a traditional A-2 coloring. Did USN jackets of this shading really exist or is it a trick of the lighting in the photographs? An example of what I'm talking about can be seen here; http://www.lostworldsinc.com/G-1_Flight ... _VMJ-1.htm
I know the above example is an old jacket so fading, etc.. may account for the color, but I have also seen newer G-1's that look to be russet...and not cheap copies or knockoffs, but the actual article. Anyway, I'm sure you-all get what I am asking. Old pros here may roll their eyes at the question, but hey...you gotta learn somehow and I, for one, am not afraid to ask the dumb questions! Thanks in advance for any informed guidance an info.
Best,
Rick
I know the above example is an old jacket so fading, etc.. may account for the color, but I have also seen newer G-1's that look to be russet...and not cheap copies or knockoffs, but the actual article. Anyway, I'm sure you-all get what I am asking. Old pros here may roll their eyes at the question, but hey...you gotta learn somehow and I, for one, am not afraid to ask the dumb questions! Thanks in advance for any informed guidance an info.
Best,
Rick