New kid on the jacket making block- Mitchell Mfg

[FlakMagnet]

I just came across this on social media. A company in Germany producing/selling repro A-2’s, B3’s and G-1’s

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Website von Mitchell Mfg. Vintage Flying Jackets

mitchellmfg.de

Anyone here know much about these guys?

 

[Enigma1938]

Ok jackets, a few little details are wrong here and there. For my taste too pricey for what the jackets are, the B3 for example reaches out to ELC prices but has a wrong cut, wrong buckles, cheap zipper etc....

 

[Bremspropeller]

I want to say I've seen this dude wearing this jacket at Stearman & Friends back in July this year, but I'm not 100% sure.
The dude I remember was also eyeballing me, as I was wearing one of Pilot's Hartmanns. He left before I could ask him about his jacket.

The jacket looked quite well to me, walking by. Not sure if they're trying to build a specific contract.
The "Luftwaffe 1942" is interesting, even though it has similar drawbacks as the ELC version - mainly the body-length - with kind of defeats it's original sharpness in a way.

The Zippers they're using seem similar to those used by the "Messerschmitt" and "Arado" jackets that were sold several years ago at Original-Flightjacktes.com
They might not be orgasmic to the afficianado/ collector, but they certainly were very decent jackets, when I handled them. Certainly better than Noble House.

 

[Enigma1938]

.....Certainly better than Noble House.

Well, that's not pretty difficult....

 

[CBI]

not too bad really

 

[Bremspropeller]

Well, that's not pretty difficult....

I think you do understand what I'm trying to say. Quality-wise, those jackets were very good. Maybe not quite up to die-hard afficianado accuracy requirements, but they worked very well as a themed jacket.
I should have bought the "Arado" back when I was in their shop, but I didn't have a deep enough wallet back then.

NH on the other side is way off the mark and they seem to not bother trying to update their jackets at all. Maybe they don't need to.

 

[Bremspropeller]

New "Hartmann" / "Cyclist" jacket in the works as it seems:

"1943 Pips priller"

Not a fan of the labels, but looks quite good to me.

Photos from their facebook page.

 

[B-Man2]

Have they established any price points for their jackets ?

 

[leper-colony]

Have they established any price points for their jackets ?

889.-€ on website.

 

[OperationCoffee]

Meh. The zippers on the "Hartmann" look good though. Wonder who makes them

 

[John Lever]

B3 looks good to me

 

[Enigma1938]

Meh. The zippers on the "Hartmann" look good though. Wonder who makes them

But they did the same mistake like 98% of all Hartmann repro manufacturers do. They used "german" zippers, original Hartmann (cyclist) jackets are of french origin and do have french zippers.

 

[Peter242]

I´ve asked them a while ago where they produce their jackets. Answer was: not in Germany...

 

[ausreenactor]

The Democratic Republic of Pakistan.

 

[Peter242]

The Democratic Republic of Pakistan.

could be but then i would rather go for 5Star or AVI. Especially when i look at the prices....

 

[Brettafett]

Always good to have another maker on the block, but at those prices.... Platon's Dubow wins hands down.
A-2 looks weird. Those pocket flaps.
G-1 looks like it has potential, but again... at that price...

 

[Flightengineer]

Their product is overpriced for what they offer.

 

[OperationCoffee]

But they did the same mistake like 98% of all Hartmann repro manufacturers do. They used "german" zippers, original Hartmann (cyclist) jackets are of french origin and do have french zippers.

They may not be correct but they do look good. Wouldn't mind owning a few

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Seems to be too much on eastman-level pricewise