Recent content by drew parker

Gibson & Barrnes historical goat . Great jacket. Fit is very comfortable, every time I go to wear one of my a-2s I most of the time grab this one. You can talk authinticty, leather details , but it all comes down to comfort & and for a guy that is 250lb 6ft 1 this is the jacket I pick. The goat...

A good quailty a-2 is like others have said the one that you like. There are alot of co. out there that will give you a great jacket. The question is how much do you want to pay & how much do you want to risk. Eastman will give you a stock jacket and it will go from there. Areo will remake your...

I would go with gibson & barnes hands down. They will guarentee you a jacket that will fit. There quailty is top notch. I have a historic a-2 and it is my favorite of all my jackets.

I must be an odd one. I ordered a mark 31 back in oct 10. I wear a 46, I orderd a 44. It was tight in the shoulders , short in the arms. I switched it for a 46, it fits perfect, and the goatskin is awesome. By far my favorite jacket. :D

Ceck out the collar snaps, no nipples and shiny too. :o

Hello Kojax, Im the guy that started Andrew's link. I got mine in Oct. This is a very, very nice jacket. The veg. tan goat is of a coarser grain than the current issue goat and is a med. brown in color. It is very soft and comfortable, drapes to your body, not stiff at all. The lining is silk...

Hi Mel. There both nice tags. The mash seem to be a little to pristine in it's lettering. As for thickness I prefer a thin nametag. I think they are more flexible with the jacket and they also age better. Drew

With the wing that's on top of the patch, it really isn't any bigger than a standard patch with a name tag. I think it would be ok, especially if it's the only patch on the front. By the way, it is a nice looking patch. Drew.

Thanks for all the responces: I ordered the Mark31 yesterday. They are out of my size, so their making me one. I requested they use the grainest goat they have. They said that was no problem. The wait, 2 weeks. Thanks Drew. :D

Thanks guys for the responce. Hamster bear the jacket looks great. That looks like the older goat, G&B used. Hey Bill how is your mk31 wearing, is it looking like HB pics? Elaberate alittle. I'm still hashing this over, keep'em coming. Drew

I'm buying a g&B a2 but needs some help choosing the hide. I know what there hh is like, I have seen there russet hh, but have not seen the veg tan goat other than a sample. The sample is nice, alittle dark for russet, but hard to imagine in the jacket. I'm alittle weary that the veg. goat will...

Hi Jon, The patch look's great. That's the same patch that i've been wanting to paint. I know it's the 21st bs but what bg & what air force is it?

Thanks Marco for the link, that was great. :D

I want the jacket with marilyn on the back. That's my favorite picture of her. ;)

Re: Eastman Cable A-2 goat size 46" - photos and measurement Thanks Dave, that helped alot. :)