Talon zipper available

[atkins]

Item # 320327616736

Regards,
atkins

 

[Roughwear]

I stupidly bought one of these last year. They are oversized and nothing like the quality of an original Talon. They are best avoided and certainly should not be used on an original A2 IMO.

 

[atkins]

I see, that's explain the OD colored tape fuzziness. Hang on, i'll try post picture.

 

[Roughwear]

They are not of the quality of the repro Talons used by JC on his jackets.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I was almost tempted by the apparent authenticity of the pullers.

Everyone i know who knows anything about vintage zippers tells me to steer well clear of these.


bk

 

[Roughwear]

I was almost tempted by the apparent authenticity of the pullers.

Everyone i know who knows anything about vintage zippers tells me to steer well clear of these.


bk

And I hope you will!

 

[Maverickson]

I stupidly bought one of these last year. They are oversized and nothing like the quality of an original Talon. They are best avoided and certainly should not be used on an original A2 IMO.

I believe you are right about that Andrew. This same zipper that you are refering to is not a complete reproduction of that vintage Talon zipper and best to avoid this particular zipper for any vintage jacket. On the contrary, this is a "modern" Talon zipper assembly as seen

this particular Talon does not exhibit the old style box.

My desire to find the correct origianl zipper assembly for my Willis & Geiger M-422A has lead me to discover the correct type of zipper for my jacket. According to John Chapman, who so graciously guided me in the right direction, it seems that my M-422A was an early version of that jacket.

Those early versions would have initially used

this "Deco" style Talon. Also, later in the production run these same M-422A jackets would have been found to have used this style

Talon. So as explained by John, either of these two Talon zippers would be correct for my Willis & Geiger M-422A jacket.

When I send this same jacket out to Aero to be refurbished I must decide whether to use an original or reproduction model. I am told that Aero uses a good reprodution of that same Deco Talon zipper. I will know shortly when Aero reopens following their holiday.

Dave

 

[Anonymous]

So where can you buy a good repro talon ,crown, conmar zippers ,the jacket companies will not sell them direct to private individuals ELC,AERO etc .So any one know ? .Rgds jeff

 

[deeb7]

MASH Japan.
I am not sure they have any Talon for A-2 left for sell or not?

They still seem to have the Talon, it's not marked as SOLD OUT.

http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... D%26sa%3DG

 

[Anonymous]

Hi David thank for the link ,all went well until I tried to place an order then everthing came up in Kanji .How do I translate the order page or do I just order by phone.Rgds Jeff

 

[deeb7]

How do I translate the order page or do I just order by phone.Rgds Jeff

Jeff, here's a translated link to the home page ...

http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... D%26sa%3DG

Easiest to use the email at the bottom of the page ... English is fine.