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Collar trim material used on B15 jackets

Carl

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Could someone confirm for me the type of "material" used on the collar trim on B15 jackets ?

Was it ?

A . a "mouton" type
B. a "nylon2 type of "fur"

Carl
 

Carl

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Carl

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Thoughts ? Ill get a better pic posted later on after work !
Not feeling good about it now !! :(
 

Ken at Aero Leather

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Mouton (sheepskin)

Correct
The terminology used was "Beaver Lamb" Traslated from sales pitch that means Sheepskin/Mouton dyed to look like (the more expensive) Beaver Fur
Used Beaver Lamb fur coats make great donors, cheap on ebay too, several repro makers (Aero & Goodwear at least included) used this method in the start up days
 

Pilot

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Had two WW2 B- 15 (all small sizes) all original mouton (was even "flaking off" at some spots).
 

Carl

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The collar on this is nothing like my B10 collar , its always bugged me !!
Wondering now if i dont actually have an original B15 after all :(:(
 

Carl

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As i suspected !! :(:(
Looks like mine has either been replaced or the jacket isnt what i thought it was !
Talk about having that sickened feeling !! :(:(
 

stanier

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Carl, I want the fur off my head back!

Sorry couldn’t resist...

What’s the rest of the jacket like?
 

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stanier

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Mint ! Its the only way to describe it !
Ill post pics later

If the mouton is not up to scratch there’s people on here who’ve sourced vintage mouton for replacements and otherwise new jackets. They can tell you a lot more than I but it maybe a fixable if not highly annoying problem.
 
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