Recent content by rotagz

I agree with Mr. Finch with regard to windflap and ties. As to the mouton collar, Navies of the world are always very tradition bound and I think in designing the 422 the fur collar is a nod to the earliest days of flight and flying gear. Nothing you can take to the bank, just a thought...

That looks to be a late '60s Martin Lane 7823D.

The Foster Amend. #2 is another one of my favorite contracts. Always great goat. USN stencil, while some have both stencil and punch. Usually the blondest collars found are #2s, and yours is no exception. The great Foster fit, which I have never found to be long, if anything the opposite. I...

There is no denying the appeal of the 422 and 422A jackets, but I personally prefer the G-1 because it's shorter body fits my carcass better. The Foster 55J14 probably being my favorite cut. Have seen great goat hides from all the different makers, but Monarchs seem to be consistently the...

I believe it to be a cheap copy of leatherette. I tried to make an offer of .50, but the minimum was $1, so I took the plunge. Sure hope they don't take it.

The early Willis&Geiger 422s had very short arms.

Andrew, Thank you for that date sir. It's one of my favorite jackets, but I was unsure of the exact contract date. Cheers, Bo

R7000, Quite a comprehensive contract list. Unless I missed it, I'd like to add a Pritzker contract to the list. 7823(AER) Contract No. N383S-319A

Sorry, it doesn't mean it is some kind of rare G-1. I put G-1 in the listing so guys looking for G-1s would stumble across this jacket

I do believe these jackets were made for the Navy, but somewhere along the line they ended up being sold as surplus items to someone who bought the lot of them. Then it was just a question of how they were marketed. I think the marker through the DSA number was a way to demilitarize them. It...

I got one of these same jackets about 10 years ago on ebay. And you still see them from time to time. All with the darkened DSA line that has been run over with a magic marker. Mine was unworn also. There was some story about a guy finding a bunch of them in a warehouse up north somewhere...

I think whether or not you get "batwing" with a G-1 is determined mostly by what part of the goat is in the bi-swing area. Goats being small animals, a good part of the hide is used in the back panel. If you end up with the flank area of the hide around your shoulders it can do anything, as...

My apologies Jay, I misread your post. After your explanation I see where I was wrong. I will now look for an English 101 class to enroll in. Regards, Bo

So you replace a major element of the jacket without mentioning it in the listing. Caveat emptor, but the buyer may feel slightly mislead if he happens to notice. And now I have to wonder if the original collar had US or USN on it.

That's the original zipper as found on all Caglecos. Looks to be a very nice jacket.