Edmund T Church M422a Reproduction - Headwind Mfg Co

[mulceber]

I try to see the best in people, and for a while I wanted to think Jay was a bad businessman, but one who didn't deliberately mislead people. But I just cannot see my way clear to thinking someone who has customers who have waited more than two years and STILL lists his wait times as 4 weeks is anything but a liar. I just think that HAS to be deliberate, and I really can't imagine that we're going to see Jay admit any real wrong-doing.

And yes, @STEVE S. is a stand-up guy, and I would highly recommend him!

 

[Skyhawk]

It's been a long wait but we are finally able to list the Edmund T Church M-422a on the site. We have done a ton of research and put a lot of time into this reproduction. It was put on hold for a long time due to the customer backlog. We needed to just concentrate on catching up. We haven't released anything new on the site since that time. I am happy to finally be able to release this jacket. The listing is under construction but will go live on October 1st. Here are a few new photos and info:
The Edmund T Church company made a large number of the USN M422a flight jackets during WWII. Their contract spread several years. They started early on using a chestnut color goatskin for the jackets. At some point, they switched over to dark seal brown. Examples of both colors exist today. For a short period during the hide switch, they used up the leftover stock of the chestnut collars on the seal color jackets. The trademark black USN is also on these jackets. Our original we copied has this Two-Tone collar and we decided to reproduce this feature in our reproduction. Some of the mouton fur on the Church jackets is known to fade to a light blond color over time. We found the matching shade in genuine vintage mouton. It has faded to blond like the original. Supplies are limited on this fur. We also have vintage rust and vintage dark brown mouton colors to choose from as well. Our zipper is the proper nickel Talon M42 zipper with the blank shield bottom stop, just like the original. It has 100% worsted wool bi-weave knits, and the proper spec buttons. the Rayon liner is sewn to specs and matches the color of the original.

Unique Features on original Church Jackets:
- Large sizing runs about one size big
- The Largest pocket flaps of the M-422 series jackets
- Unique underarm gusset and back panel attachment. They are attached differently than any other contract M-422a jacket.

 

[Skyhawk]

It's been a long wait but we are finally able to list the Edmund T Church M-422a on the site. We have done a ton of research and put a lot of time into this reproduction. It was put on hold for a long time due to the customer backlog. We needed to just concentrate on catching up. We haven't released anything new on the site since that time. I am happy to finally be able to release this jacket. The listing is under construction but will go live on October 1st. Here are a few new photos and info:
The Edmund T Church company made a large number of the USN M422a flight jackets during WWII. Their contract spread several years. They started early on using a chestnut color goatskin for the jackets. At some point, they switched over to dark seal brown. Examples of both colors exist today. For a short period during the hide switch, they used up the leftover stock of the chestnut collars on the seal color jackets. The trademark black USN is also on these jackets. Our original we copied has this Two-Tone collar and we decided to reproduce this feature in our reproduction. Some of the mouton fur on the Church jackets is known to fade to a light blond color over time. We found the matching shade in genuine vintage mouton. It has faded to blond like the original. Supplies are limited on this fur. We also have vintage rust and vintage dark brown mouton colors to choose from as well. Our zipper is the proper nickel Talon M42 zipper with the blank shield bottom stop, just like the original. It has 100% worsted wool bi-weave knits, and the proper spec buttons. the Rayon liner is sewn to specs and matches the color of the original.

Unique Features on original Church Jackets:
- Large sizing runs about one size big
- The Largest pocket flaps of the M-422 series jackets
- Unique underarm gusset and back panel attachment. They are attached differently than any other contract M-422a jacket.
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[Skyhawk]

The jacket is now released on the site. We are offering introductory pricing of only $675

Shipping in the USA is free

Shipping international is now Duty Free express shipping for $100

Edmund T Church M-422a