Recent content by NorthBayRay

Negative - I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Stunning work and great info, thank you Paul. It would be great to find a local leatherworker who could give me a quick assessment of restorability. As for being wearable, I'm a 42R so this 38 will be slightly too small in the shoulders so I probably can't wear it regardless - but even getting...

Yep that jeep is definitely form-fitting all right. In winter, I currently wear a B-3-esque fur lined leather coat that I found on a bargain rack way back in the 90's, it can be a bit of a squeeze but it's manageable. I guess that's good incentive to maintain my girlish figure, ha.

Thanks SS! I really appreciate the offer of the panels and I'm sorely tempted, but I think this is better left in the hands of someone who actually knows what they are doing. I am a DIY guy and love projects and learning new skills, but as noted above, I'm a crap seamster - anything more complex...

That would be amazing - and practical for winter driving in the Jeep. Well, at least that's how I'd attempt to sell the idea to my wife, ha.

Thanks everyone, I greatly appreciate the wisdom and advice - what a great forum. Sounds like this B-3 will never be wearable, which is not too surprising. I had hoped this would be a good candidate for static display - I own a 1944 Willys MB and have a number of original WW2 items that I...

Thank you! Honestly I don't even know what I'm going to do with it - that's why I'm here. :) It's odd that the jacket is in such reasonably good shape except for the shoulder area. The position it's in makes me believe it was folded in a box for years, maybe someone's cat thought it would make a...

Hello good people! I was shocked to recently find what appears to be an original WW2 Aero B-3 air crew jacket sitting in a pile of discards about to go to the landfill. Fortunately, I was able to pull the jacket from the heap and bring it home with me, but I have no idea if it is truly trash or...