Five Star M-446 sheepskin trousers

[Youngblood1989]

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FiveStar Leather Repro Winter U.S. NAVY M-446 Monarch Mfg. Company Contract NOS. 87667 Flying Trouser's

FiveStar Leather Repro Winter U.S. NAVY M-446 Monarch Mfg. Company Contract NOS. 87667 Flying Trouser's, made from High Quality DTM Color Sheepskin outer shell Seal Brown with proper inside fleece color and fleece thickness as 22mm, Have the Long Zippers fastening, and the original Design High...

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[ausreenactor]

And the equivalent USAAF trousers are available too!

 

[B-Man2]

It’s a crazy world … I had a pair of mint original m446 pants and tried to sell them here and no one wanted them . They eventually sold on EBay for about $200.
I guess the new interest in the 5 Star ones puzzles me.

 

[ausreenactor]

It’s a crazy world … I had a pair of mint original m446 pants and tried to sell them here and no one wanted them . They eventually sold on EBay for about $200.
I guess the new interest in the 5 Star ones puzzles me.

These would be durable and replaceable if you wanted to wear them to events.

Originals might have been to fragile?

Or Navy doesn't get the winter gear vibe.. all about the Pacific and chasing Zeros...??

 

[Smithy]

I nearly bought a pair of Irvin trousers a few years back but in the end thought better of it.

I can see the attraction but for practical on the ground purposes they are utterly useless. Unless you're reenacting they're pointless. If you want a pair of cold weather pants then shearling is about as hopeless as it gets because for outside wear you're bound to damage them if running around in the woods, and if it's raining/snowing the outer skin will soon get drenched and the inner sheepskin will start to absorb moisture and get heavier and wetter, and take an age to dry.

These were designed to be worn inside aircraft, and as such they're not useful for outdoor, cold weather wear.

If you're in a reenactment group though they'd make any bomber reenactment look the mutt's nuts.

 

[ausreenactor]

I nearly bought a pair of Irvin trousers a few years back but in the end thought better of it.

I can see the attraction but for practical on the ground purposes they are utterly useless. Unless you're reenacting they're pointless. If you want a pair of cold weather pants then shearling is about as hopeless as it gets because for outside wear you're bound to damage them if running around in the woods, and if it's raining/snowing the outer skin will soon get drenched and the inner sheepskin will start to absorb moisture and get heavier and wetter, and take an age to dry.

These were designed to be worn inside aircraft, and as such they're not useful for outdoor, cold weather wear.

If you're in a reenactment group though they'd make any bomber reenactment look the mutt's nuts.

Or one hell of a heavy mannequin...

 

[JonnyCrow]

I nearly bought a pair of Irvin trousers a few years back but in the end thought better of it.

I can see the attraction but for practical on the ground purposes they are utterly useless. Unless you're reenacting they're pointless. If you want a pair of cold weather pants then shearling is about as hopeless as it gets because for outside wear you're bound to damage them if running around in the woods, and if it's raining/snowing the outer skin will soon get drenched and the inner sheepskin will start to absorb moisture and get heavier and wetter, and take an age to dry.

These were designed to be worn inside aircraft, and as such they're not useful for outdoor, cold weather wear.

If you're in a reenactment group though they'd make any bomber reenactment look the mutt's nuts.

Exactly Smithy, when I was reenacting the East Kirby RAF bomber group had them, other than that no practical use other than display

 

[JonnyCrow]

I nearly bought a pair of Irvin trousers a few years back but in the end thought better of it.

I can see the attraction but for practical on the ground purposes they are utterly useless. Unless you're reenacting they're pointless. If you want a pair of cold weather pants then shearling is about as hopeless as it gets because for outside wear you're bound to damage them if running around in the woods, and if it's raining/snowing the outer skin will soon get drenched and the inner sheepskin will start to absorb moisture and get heavier and wetter, and take an age to dry.

These were designed to be worn inside aircraft, and as such they're not useful for outdoor, cold weather wear.

If you're in a reenactment group though they'd make any bomber reenactment look the mutt's nuts.

When I was doing Luftwaffe re-enacting in our KG55 group I had a original white shearling Romanian bomber suit with dark brown sheepskin lining, used by axis and luftwaffe crews on the e front, god was it warm haha