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Pickups at a local militaria show this morning, CWU-45 is a 1980 Lancer, I believe the tour jacket is 70s or 80s? And the shelter half is 50s French Lizard. Shame its currently too hot to wear the CWU.
Hey all, so theres a jacket I’m watching that I’m thinking by the collar is an M422a, but the zipper is throwing me for a complete loop, and theres no pictures of a collar stencil which would help me identify. The pockets even look a bit like a Switlik M422’s pockets?
Hey all, I’m watching a H&L Block M422a on ebay right now, and the shoulders are blown out. If I happened to buy, I was wondering the safest method of repairing the shoulders? Thanks.
During the war, how common/widespread was the use if blood chits? Were these more glamorized post-war? I’ve seen examples sewn onto jackets, so I know they were at least somewhat prevalent, I was just wondering how common they actually were. I’m looking at getting and sewing one into my M422a...
Hey all, I bought a usmc p47 hbt jacket on ebay, and the shoulders are pretty ripped, like the same style of rip as if it sat on a hanger and the weight ripped it, like blown out shoulders. I was wondering the best way to repair it. Sewing, patching? I was hoping to wear the jacket, just I need...
As a sidenote, theres an a2 being sold by the same seller, anyone know the maker? And what bomb group or squadron is it patched up too? The nametag on it is LM Rudolph, Bombardier.