Can anyone identify the G1 contract?

[mharrington24]

Hi all, I’ve had this g1 a couple years now, and I’m not sure the exact contract, I know its a LW Foster, but the label is pretty worn. The jacket has a gorgeous patina and “been there” look, pictures definitely DO NOT do it justice. I’d also like opinion on wearitability, because I don’t want to do any damage to the jacket. Fit pictures too if you want any lol.

 

[mharrington24]

Hi all, I’ve had this g1 a couple years now, and I’m not sure the exact contract, I know its a LW Foster, but the label is pretty worn. The jacket has a gorgeous patina and “been there” look, pictures definitely DO NOT do it justice. I’d also like opinion on wearitability, because I don’t want to do any damage to the jacket. Fit pictures too if you want any lol.

 

[B-Man2]

Hi M !
You can probably come very close to pinning down the contract by reviewing this thread . It’s a great resource for just this sort of thing. Also , if you ever decide to rehab that jacket we have some great people here who can make that jacket look like it was just issued yesterday.

 

[B-Man2]

Discussion “A Better Fighting Garment…” - A Beginner’s Guide to the US Navy’s WWII-era and later Intermediate Flight Jackets

INTRODUCTION There have been various threads on VLJ which have listed the US Navy contracts from the M-422 to G-1 series of leather flying jackets. This thread is an attempt to pool the information into a beginners guide to sit alongside the A-2 contract dates thread as a resource on the Forum...

www.vintageleatherjackets.org

 

[mharrington24]

Hi M !
You can probably come very close to pinning down the contract by reviewing this thread . It’s a great resource for just this sort of thing. Also , if you ever decide to rehab that jacket we have some great people here who can make that jacket look like it was just issued yesterday .

https://www.vintage leather jackets.org/threads/%E2%80%9Ca-better-fighting-garment%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D-a-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-to-the-us-navy%E2%80%99s-wwii-era-and-later-intermediate-flight-jackets.27377/

I would like the collar redone, anyone you have experience with? The collar and maybe the liner and cuffs mended.

 

[B-Man2]

I would like the collar redone, anyone you have experience with? The collar and maybe the liner and cuffs mended.

Yes … Steve Sellers and Dave Sheeley are both very good . Dave redid my Pritzker and did a great job on it . I have some before and after photos I’ll post for you .

 

[B-Man2]

AFTER

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[Davison.CHU]

55J14

 

[robrinay]

LW Foster contract no. N383s 20445. I’ve added a pic of the label on my L.W. Foster - mine is a later contract but it shows what the rest of your label would have looked like before it wore thin.

 

[Davison.CHU]

55j14

 

[mulceber]

LW Foster contract no. N383s 20445. I’ve added a pic of the label on my L.W. Foster - mine is a later contract but it shows what the rest of your label would have looked like before it wore thin.

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Yep, agreed. You can actually make all of it out on the spec label, even though the characters are heavily abraded.