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nick-knacks hanging off your zipper

flyincowboy

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JONNY CROW made some which are double sided
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Mr. Mike

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Can't comment on whether those are original or not, but Aero sells very similar copies:
The Aero's also look very sharp. In absence of an original to compare I could only relate to pictures issued by Jon A. Maguire in his book 'American Flight Jackets' regarding the text on the tag. The Aero text deviates in that respect but again I have no indication there wasn't different statements being used on such bomb tags.

 

CombatWombat

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All my zippered jackets have "bits and bobs" on them so I can grab it easily (bikers usually add something grippy since we wear gloves)
I tend to do coins on a leather string (Japanese yen coins are the most easily found, though I've got tiny Chinese brass coins for wrist zips)
 

CombatWombat

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My collection of "dangly bits"
L to R
Chinese brass coin 1892-96
Luna Park (Sydney) amusement token 1980's (I pocketed it as a kid)
Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) 1 cent copper coin 1938 (I found this while serving as a INTERFET/UNTAET peacekeeper)
Japanese 5 yen coin
Royal Australian Mint (Canberra) admission token 1980's (I pocketed this also as a kid.....God I sound like a kleptomanic kid o_O)
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Enigma1938

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I have something different to contribute.
This is the puller / safety cap of a german M39 hand grenade.
This was a common lucky charm in the german Luftwaffe in ww2 and useful to zip the jackets with gloves on.
I added it to my cyclist jacket here.
(Last one is a colorized period pic)
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