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    Early patched & named MA-1 with Conmar and Crown zippers

    @TankBuster: Thank you! :) @Peter Graham: Thanks! Yeah, I've never seen any MA-1s with different zippers either. They don't appear to have been replaced, the leather tab on the main Conmar zipper is still there, but I'm not sure if the sleeve zip ever had a leather pull at all. The Conmar zip...
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    Early patched & named MA-1 with Conmar and Crown zippers

    @Willie McCoy: Thanks! :D It does have a pocket tag, but unfortunately all the print is faded away. That's one of the reasons why I can't tell what exact year it was manufactured. :( @oose: Thanks Stu! I'll try to get a better pic tonight and send it to you via PM along with my address. Thank...
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    Early patched & named MA-1 with Conmar and Crown zippers

    Hi all, Got this baby last year with a set of OD-107 early Vietnam-era fatigues and three flightsuits, one of them with wings and the pilot's name(Just like the jacket), and a flight bag. Tried to look up who the pilot was, but I couldn't find a thing. Needs the "male" side of the zipper, the...
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    Your first original

    My first one was a Brill Bros G-1 that's windflap was cut off. I quickly out grew it(Size 38). My next one was another Brill Bros G-1, all patched up from a friend who served on the USS Eisenhower in the 80s, even has two custom made "tour" patches. He was an instrument instructor on F-14s...
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