Dany McDonald
Well-Known Member
Hi N-1 Aficionado's and the like!
A Japanese company under the name Warehouse & Co Japan have been taking pre-orders on a new NAF repros and it looks very good from the keyboard.
Warehouse have been reproducing garments from the 30's and up.
NAF stands for "NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY", which is the Navy's fighter aircraft factory.
The NAF series, which is said to have been developed for the factory workers and apparently had no official registered contract number.
It seems to have been a transitional piece between the Blue N-1 and the khaki N-1. You will find different combination of US NAVY stencil across the back, no stencils and even reflective US NAVY stencil.
Apparently the cloth was different from previous Blue N-1 as it was thicker...
This a link and images from a previous NAF post done by @Geeboo (Wish he was still around to give his impression)
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
Here are some images:
Observations from the keyboard (take with a grain of salt); The Alpaca color looks the correct shade while the jungle cloth could be more Olive. The zipper is ok for trying to replicate a Talon M-43 #5, the tape should be darker and the puller/box brass coated.
Buttons should be plain green but since this jacket is scarce and off the beaten tracks, originals may have had some non-official hardware (?) The label is a very nice copy and welcomed.
Hope this is of interest for some people here!
Dany
A Japanese company under the name Warehouse & Co Japan have been taking pre-orders on a new NAF repros and it looks very good from the keyboard.
Warehouse have been reproducing garments from the 30's and up.
NAF stands for "NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY", which is the Navy's fighter aircraft factory.
The NAF series, which is said to have been developed for the factory workers and apparently had no official registered contract number.
It seems to have been a transitional piece between the Blue N-1 and the khaki N-1. You will find different combination of US NAVY stencil across the back, no stencils and even reflective US NAVY stencil.
Apparently the cloth was different from previous Blue N-1 as it was thicker...
This a link and images from a previous NAF post done by @Geeboo (Wish he was still around to give his impression)
a very rare N1 jacket - NAF -1168-40 ? contract NXsx 404
a veryrare N1 will soon ended. at the time of writing, the px is US$910 https://www.ebay.com/itm/223158223750?ul_noapp=true It is rare cos 1) NAF is very rare in N1 2) It belongs to the earlier 2nd pattern - cuffed 3) Label is fairly good 4) The reflective US Navy is just like those in Deck...
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
Here are some images:
Observations from the keyboard (take with a grain of salt); The Alpaca color looks the correct shade while the jungle cloth could be more Olive. The zipper is ok for trying to replicate a Talon M-43 #5, the tape should be darker and the puller/box brass coated.
Buttons should be plain green but since this jacket is scarce and off the beaten tracks, originals may have had some non-official hardware (?) The label is a very nice copy and welcomed.
Hope this is of interest for some people here!
Dany
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Thanks for your kind words. Rich AKA The Major's Tailor
