No luck finding the right Real McCoy's iteration, Ian?I've ordered a cloth 37J1 from John (the test jacket looked really impressive even using the wrong grade of jungle cloth - John now has cloth that is indistinguishable from vintage cloth).
I'm deciding whether to go 37J1 or 37J1B at the moment.
Funny how a few years ago those of us who loved the 37J1 had so few options, and now copies are all over the place. The RMJ version is pretty good but my bet is the Good Wear iteration will be special. I'm guessing it will also be based on the original Zielinski John owned? In that case a direct comparison would be of some interest.
Yeah, the Zielinski collar isn't meant to lie down. It took me awhile to get used to it but now it doesn't bother me. I'll be very, very interested to see what John cooks up for you. (You could always have him install a conventional collar and consider it a rigger [or the USMC/USN equivalent] mod.)
They do look good, but can you tell what they're made of and how they are attached to the body?Those period jackets on the right have exactly the collar that I’m looking for...
No, not at the moment Matt.They do look good, but can you tell what they're made of and how they are attached to the body?
Those lie-down collars, I imagine, are the first iteration, not the third. The zipper stops at the neckline, and the knits overlap and close with 2 buttons, A-1 style (except with cut/stitched buttonholes instead of loops)
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