Recent content by Rutger

On Ebay you'll find totally stupendous asking prices. Think $800. Or $600. Or $900. Or $1600. When I was still looking for them I bought them for like $170. For a like new and with decent patches I'd pay maybe $250. It kind of depends if one stumbles upon an eager buyer. I'd see them for like...

1st one very good fit. Allows movement and a sweater. The 2nd one I can imagine sleeves creeping up all the time when reaching for the steering wheel or a pint.

Plenty of it when Platon still was with BK. Condescending comments were a trade mark of BK. They knew/know the A-2's but geezzz...their communication sucked/sucks big time. Very customer unfriendly.

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Looking good. Let me refrase: looking very good. The fun thing of velcro is of course one can vary endlessly on themes with just one jacket. Amazing condition, must be NOS. I can hardly get myself to patching up CWU jackets, it sorta makes me feel over the top, or kind a wannabe. Don't have...

I was once held at airport security because they had seen these two ink caps ("bullets") in the arm pocket on the metal detector gate. They wanted me to take them out of the pocket but they sat so tight that I couldn't get them out whatever I tried. After ten minutes they gave up insisting on me...

Alpha's contract MA-1's are super, quality wise. They are also quite short in the back. Even for an MA-1. And rather fluffy. But the quality...wow !

Ah yes, because that one is not a repro but a genuine contract jacket. The only reason to make nylon repros would be a cost issue I presume. Or rather a profit issue.

If it doesn't fit you comfortably you will always take the jacket next to it. Maybe Kelso can give advice towards another contract; you wouldn't want the sleeves to be too long. Mind you, the sleeves get shorter with wear.

I'm willing to bet that like every larger organisation, the armed forces employ a load of people just to change nomenclature every half decade, to "improve the system". DSA Defense Supply Agency DLA Defense Logistics Agency SPO and SPM. Systems Program/Project Office, Systems Program Manager...

I have a shit load of these jackets, the Propper ones (1x CWU-36 and 1x CWU-45) are indeed notably larger than those from other makes. And yes, they do vary, it's a gamble. Every aramid or aromatic polyamide or polyamide or nomex jacket is fire resistant. Though just "polyamide" (as some makes...

The 435th never was part of the 401st. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/435th_Fighter_Training_Squadron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/401st_Air_Expeditionary_Group

This is a weird threat. Quite worthy of the Announcement section ;)

I can sell you CWU-type jackets for considerably less than 1500 dollar a piece. Just PM me and I'll make you a fantastic deal for oh (feeling generous) $800 per jacket. Hey, I'll add free shipping anywhere ;).

Didn't the B-15C have a leather oxytab and the early MA-1 one from nylon?