Recent content by Jon S

That's a beauty, Steve....I'm saving up!!!

Yep, that's a nice one!

Yeah, that jacket in post #16 sure has a nice "been there" look to it and a great style!

Maybe some ideas for the future... http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... ing+jacket

Yep, that's beautiful!!!

I'm really liking mine! The cape skin is great and the sewing is straight snd true. A nice jacket for a reasonable price!

Made an offer. :D

I've got to order some of those $110 T-Shirts before they sell out! :lol:

Thanks for posting the pic, Dave. After the tag arrived, I used a piece of clear plastic and a fine point sharpie to mark the location of the original stitch holes on the M-422a. Then I placed the plastic over the tag, made the holes with a pin and finally hand stitched in place with some...

Well, Gary Eastman came through for me and made the name tag exactly to the specs I was hoping for. The leather was to the exact measurements and the USNR was foiled. I really couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Shoot him an email with your specs or a jpeg of what you're hoping to...

That damned loud mouth GI! :lol:

Thanks for the replies. Looks like there are some options if Eastman can't do it.

Anyone know of a manufacturer besides Eastman that makes leather flight jacket name tags just like the WW2 originals? I'll go with Eastman if they can stamp USNR instead of just USN but I'm still waiting to hear back from them. Thanks!

I'm going to have to second the previous comments. I don't mean any disrespect, but that jacket just doesn't look right. Google Hans Joachim Marseille and I think you'll find pics of what that jacket tried to emulate. Missed the mark, in my opinion.

Thanks very much for the reply. Your suggestions are very low impact and I'll give them a try. Since I'm not dealing with sweat odor, I think your suggestions will work. I'll start with the airing out first and hopefully that'll do it. Again, thanks for taking the time.