Recent content by bazelot

looks like it sold for $1050. Since the zipper was replaced (which is odd because this is usually the last thing to fail on those jackets), the patch may have been added post war as well

yes it is original and very very nice. I wonder how much it sold for. I had never seen a M445 with a squadron patch before.

I believe most of my pictures are scattered over the forum

I have plenty of photos you can use as well.

We are back to the knits color???? Specs were more like guidelines back then. Purple knits are not due to fading, a lot of G&F had them because their specific suppliers made purplish knits. Why are we still talking about this again?

I don't believe there is any difference in specs. The M-444 came from an earlier contract I guess.

i just caught up on the whole knit color drama. I have literally had hundreds of WWII flight jackets over the years and I still have around 70 of them and I have seen my fair share of WWII purplish knits. The most blatant one was a G&F jacket that was in mint condition (I actually had 2 G&F with...

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yes it does. i will post a picture. it is a size 38 by the way

if a jacket survived for 80 years with nothing on it it is generally advised nowadays not to put anything on it. Yes the leather will look better in the short term but the damage in the long term would not be worth the risk. I used to apply peccard every which way i could but not anymore, unless...

No way. You never condition Navy shearling. There us a waterproof coating and all the goop stays on the surface and attracts mold. The shearling and leather on that jacket are so soft it coukd have been made yesterday.

Not selling. Just showing

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I just bought this jacket and it is in stellar condition. Shearling panels are super soft and not dry. You can still stretch the shearling with no problem. M444 jackets are rare and this one is in a condition that you hardly ever see. If it was my size i would wear it

got the jacket. it is in fantastic shape. i will post pics soon