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Ostermann M-422a
- Thread starter STEVE S.
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Skyhawk
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Looks great Steve. That hide looks fantastic!
To B-Man2:
Steve sells his jackets on the Headwind site. We work together on the sales and listings for his jackets but he is his own entity. He doesn't make the other jackets for Headwind.
Steve has the M-422a, AN-J-3, Luftwaffe, and some Moto jackets on the site.
To B-Man2:
Steve sells his jackets on the Headwind site. We work together on the sales and listings for his jackets but he is his own entity. He doesn't make the other jackets for Headwind.
Steve has the M-422a, AN-J-3, Luftwaffe, and some Moto jackets on the site.
Pilot
Well-Known Member
Nice jacket...
Maybe me or the photo, I cannot see the neck hanger...if there was one on the Ostermann M422a.Thx for sharing.
Brettafett
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Whooopah Steve! Another great jacket... Looks amazing!
STEVE S.
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Good eye! We have been swamped with rain here this summer, so when the sky cleared for a few mins yesterday, I seized the opportunity to grab a few pics outside before it started raining again & hadn’t installed the hanger yet. Weather report goes out to the 18th & 60% chance of rain is the best it shows. Didn’t know I was moving to the rainforest!
Skip
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Some of the unique features to F.O's, at least on my Original when I had it, and I've only really seen one, listed below. interesting to see if Steve's is different in any way but it looks spot on to me from his build so far. I'm pretty sure their would be a stitching differences between makers as well:
pointed collar with black USN stencil (my mouton was a dark russet colour, but think it had been replaced - but originals can fade to this colour)
can remember the zip, pretty sure it was a talon
beveled pocket flaps
unusual gusset construction (not sure how you would describe it) but there is more of a distinct flange where it joins to body and sleeve
plain waistband, i.e. no rib rack design
double tack stitching to the waist belt
tan? stitching
from memory, mine had an original rayon liner that was a faded crimson in colour
pointed collar with black USN stencil (my mouton was a dark russet colour, but think it had been replaced - but originals can fade to this colour)
can remember the zip, pretty sure it was a talon
beveled pocket flaps
unusual gusset construction (not sure how you would describe it) but there is more of a distinct flange where it joins to body and sleeve
plain waistband, i.e. no rib rack design
double tack stitching to the waist belt
tan? stitching
from memory, mine had an original rayon liner that was a faded crimson in colour
STEVE S.
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If you look thru the above pics at the one of the collar up, throat hasp side, you can see where the Ostermann gets its unique collar shape. For some reason, the collar pattern is not straight/ flat across the outer edge, there is a slight dip tapered into it which gives it the pointy ends. USN stencil was also smaller then the other manufacturers.
The weird seam on the gusset is on the sleeve side only, the body side has the standard folded over top stitch. The weird stitch on the sleeve side is actually doubled over & topstitched like a windflap edge. Curious why they did it this way.
A couple other distinct features are the map pocket snaps were plated metal, not painted.
The windflap is actually a completely separate piece sewn in with the zipper.
I also found another small unique detail that I have never seen/ heard mentioned before & that is how the rayon liner was sewn to the leather inner pieces. All the other manufacturers sewed the rayon to the leather, then the leather was folded & top stitched giving the rayon the appearance of being under the leather. Ostermann sewed the rayon on leaving the leather flat but folding the rayon over & topstitching placing the rayon on top.
W&G, G&F, Block & Church where rayon meets leather.
Ostermann
Skip
Well-Known Member
Thanks Steve for filling in the gaps in my memory and knowledge, great stuff. Thats interesting on the lining. I must admit when I first saw those gusset/sleeve stitching I initially thought that someone had stuffed up a repair job! How would you say the fit is compared to other contracts in a similar size? I had a 40 and it was quite trim but long at 27 in sleeve and body which suited me to a tee
Silver Surfer
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yeah, i wondered about the sleeve to body stitching. the makers of fo jackets , navy and aaf as well, were on their own design path.
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