New Eastman Leather M422A "Elite Unit"

[Kermit3D]

I see there's a new jacket in ELC's "Elit Unit" range : a very nice Gordon & Ferguson M422A.
A replica of the jacket worn by S/Sgt Henry C. Finkowski (1923-1984), a radio operator/artiller on a B-25.

Definitely a superb jacket ! Very fine paintwork, as always on the Elite Unit range.
.......Yeah, it's beautiful... but $2270... oh boy !!!!

M422A :: VMB612 PBJ Gunner SSgt H. C. Finkowski

VMB-612 was organised on October 15, 1943 as a specialist Marine squadron flying North American twin-engine B-25s - or as the Marines called them - PBJs.

www.eastmanleather.com

 

[CBI]

NICE!!!!!!

 

[ZuZu]

I see there's a new jacket in ELC's "Elit Unit" range : a very nice Gordon & Ferguson M422A.
A replica of the jacket worn by S/Sgt Henry C. Finkowski (1923-1984), a radio operator/artiller on a B-25.

Definitely a superb jacket ! Very fine paintwork, as always on the Elite Unit range.
.......Yeah, it's beautiful... but $2270... oh boy !!!!

M422A :: VMB612 PBJ Gunner SSgt H. C. Finkowski

VMB-612 was organised on October 15, 1943 as a specialist Marine squadron flying North American twin-engine B-25s - or as the Marines called them - PBJs.

www.eastmanleather.com

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Absurd price- you can get a wearable original for less. Collar is not right- too pointy- not straight hair mouton - looks like brown sheepskin!

 

[ZuZu]

A cursory internet search will show that Eastman's mouton isn't right on any of their jackets- it's sheepskin, not mouton. (The new B-10 is an exception because it has a white sheepskin collar). Also the collars on most of their B-10s and M-422a type jackets are too pointy. Not being mean- just pointing out something that can easily be corrected especially for $1500 to $1700 jackets!

These are made with sheepskin dyed brown- never subjected to the electical mouton straightening process (whatever that is). It never ages right...

 

[John Lever]

I think it was called Electrfield Lamb. My mum had a coat made from it, it looked like mink.

 

[B-Man2]

A cursory internet search will show that Eastman's mouton isn't right on any of their jackets- it's sheepskin, not mouton. (The new B-10 is an exception because it has a white sheepskin collar). Also the collars on most of their B-10s and M-422a type jackets are too pointy. Not being mean- just pointing out something that can easily be corrected especially for $1500 to $1700 jackets!

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These are made with sheepskin dyed brown- never subjected to the electical mouton straightening process (whatever that is). It never ages right...

You’re in the middle of a mine field Zu .
If I were you, I wouldn’t take another step

 

[ZuZu]

You’re in the middle of a mine field Zu .
If I were you, I wouldn’t take another step

I don't think Gary cares what I think. He's getting 1700 pounds for a jacket. I doubt he loses any sleep over what Jeff Thurston thinks...

 

[Smithy]

Jeff actually has a very good point everyone. That's a plain sheepskin collar and not a proper WWII mouton one.

For splashing out 1,800 quid I'd be wanting a real period style collar.

 

[MikeyB-17]

Any patched/decorated fur-collared flight jacket is only going to say one thing to the Great Unwashed-Top Gun. Everyone is going to think you’re trying to be Tom Cruise, no matter what the actual history is.

 

[CBI]

I agree about the collar but it still looks cool. I would not buy it cause its too $$$$ for me but loose good. I DO think for the price, they could address the collar.

 

[Brettafett]

JEEPERS £1799!!! And thats not incl. postage!
100% regs ELC's collars... For that price, you'd think they would have genuine mouton.

 

[Dany McDonald]

A few G&F M422A have a pointiller collar.. some more than others. It could explain the style of this version at Eastman.
And again at the risk of sounding like I am trying to justify, some mouton collars did turned very curly, WW2 M422 and Korean G-1 can be found with that collar haircut.

Dany

 

[Smithy]

A few G&F M422A have a pointiller collar.. some more than others. It could explain the style of this version at Eastman.

Not the fact the collar isn't period style mouton though.

 

[Dany McDonald]

What do you mean...

 

[Smithy]

What do you mean...

That the collar should be actually mouton.

 

[Dany McDonald]

Oh OK. Who says its not? It does look like mouton to me from the image, curly yes...

 

[Grant]

So cool to see someone reproducing a WWII USMC jacket. The M422a looks damn nice as well.

 

[Smithy]

Oh OK. Who says its not?

Um. Because it's not.

Have you actually looked at the photos. That's not 1940s style mouton. Look at the fleece.

 

[Dany McDonald]

I disagree, it looks like exactly like my Monarch G-1 J-7823 AER collar. I am just saying ELC could be reproducing that specific look or style. And maybe it's just a failure to some. Too bad no one from ELC to nourish this post.
I prefer the strait hair mouton my self though, rarely seen correctly reproduced.

 

[Smithy]

I disagree, it looks like exactly like my Monarch G-1 J-7823 AER collar. I am just saying ELC could be reproducing that specific lookor style.
I prefer the strait hair mouton my self though, rarely seen correctly reproduced.

Sorry but I don't think you actually know what mouton is.

Mouton is sheepskin which is treated to be straightened so it looks like fur rather than sheepskin/fleece.

The "mouton" collar on this new ELC jacket doesn't look like mouton hence why Jeff called it out initially and several of us others have also chimed in on it.