Skyhawk said:As I recall the Mil spec for the WEP jackets states that the mouton shall be close in color to the jacket and knits, so that would mean they would have started out dark like this. Yes I think the rust color comes from UV exposure. It appears from this example that age of the mouton has less to do with the fading than sun.
Roughwear said:Skyhawk said:As I recall the Mil spec for the WEP jackets states that the mouton shall be close in color to the jacket and knits, so that would mean they would have started out dark like this. Yes I think the rust color comes from UV exposure. It appears from this example that age of the mouton has less to do with the fading than sun.
I would agree with this analysis.
Roughwear said:The problem with these NOS jackets is that if you wear them they immediately lose value and are no longer so desirable, yet if you don't it is just a collectable with no real use at all.
Skyhawk said:As I recall the Mil spec for the WEP jackets states that the mouton shall be close in color to the jacket and knits, so that would mean they would have started out dark like this. Yes I think the rust color comes from UV exposure. It appears from this example that age of the mouton has less to do with the fading than sun.