Buss Rickson L-2a

[Officer Dibley]

Well, after a year of not wearing this lovely jacket due to a broken zipper, I am wearing the heck out of it now !
Now it has a non standard zipper, it has zero re-sale value and i love it so much it is a keeper for me anyways, so should i or shouldn’t i patch it ? And if i should, what with ?

 

[s4rmark]

Lovely jacket and would look good patched. I tend to look at the ones on Ebay to get an idea of what they look like patched.

 

[Officer Dibley]

Still have yours mate ? Did you patch either of them ?
Dave

 

[B-Man2]

Dave
I saw the photo of the Korean War 335 FS version on the ELC website photo so I bought these to do mine with . I just haven’t gotten around to patching it the last 3 years What do you think ?
A little too understated ?

 

[MaydayWei]

A great jacket and a perfect fit.
Patch it however the hell you want!
After all, its not for resale; but just for your own pleasure

 

[s4rmark]

Still have yours mate ? Did you patch either of them ?
Dave

No i haven’t patched them yet , but I have a couple of ideas for some other jackets. I have yet to find someone that I trust to sew patches on first.

 

[Officer Dibley]

I’m lucky to have a very good (& gorgeous) Polish lady who has a shop in my town.
She’s currently doing repairs to the inside thighs of some expensive LVC’s.
Her husband did my zipper. He also put in a NOS NZ zipper into a Denison Smock & did an amazing job.
Dave

 

[Officer Dibley]

Dave
I saw the photo of the Korean War 335 FS version on the ELC website photo so I bought these to do mine with . I just haven’t gotten around to patching it the last 3 years What do you think ?
A little too understated ?

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That is one mahoosive patch Burt ! I like it but ...... or perhaps the pic i saw was on a 36” jacket.
Dave

 

[B-Man2]

That is one mahoosive patch Burt ! I like it but ...... or perhaps the pic i saw was on a 36” jacket.
Dave

No doubt about it … it’s a mother of a huge patch . Even on my 46 it looks large . That’s the reason I didn’t patch the jacket . But it still sort of looks cool .

 

[ausreenactor]

Well, after a year of not wearing this lovely jacket due to a broken zipper, I am wearing the heck out of it now !
Now it has a non standard zipper, it has zero re-sale value and i love it so much it is a keeper for me anyways, so should i or shouldn’t i patch it ? And if i should, what with ?
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Plenty of FBS patches to choose from..

 

[Officer Dibley]

Like both this B-29 and B-36 patches .....

 

[deand]

You could switch the non-standard puller for a more correct one. I've done it.

 

[Brettafett]

I tried one one at the last ELC pop-up... bad idea. I almost walked out with it! Very light an comfortable flight jacket.

 

[Officer Dibley]

You could switch the non-standard puller for a more correct one. I've done it.

Could’ve but didn’t.
These zippers can be fickle. I opted for a truly hench & reliable zipper. Not bothered by authenticity, just wanted a good jacket.
Dave

 

[ausreenactor]

Could’ve but didn’t.
These zippers can be fickle. I opted for a truly hench & reliable zipper. Not bothered by authenticity, just wanted a good jacket.
Dave

Hench...

New lingo to me....

 

[Officer Dibley]

“Hench” : beefy, burly. As in henchmen

 

[Enigma1938]

 

[B-Man2]

Hmmmm ! My size
Thats a friggin beauty....!
Is there a story that goes with it?
Who's the maker?

 

[Officer Dibley]

My size too ! And not a fickle spring loaded Conmar......... lovely.
Burt, you shouldn’t have sold yours ..... to me ! But i’m glad you did Lol.

 

[Officer Dibley]

Repro patch looks good. Now to get the needle & thread out.....