galvestonokie
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Here's another. this is a California Sportswear MIL-J-7823 (AER) from about 1947. i believe the cuffs have been replaced and there was some residual white paint on one sleeve. all in all, a great jacket.
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USN jackets .... Eye candy for the mouton collar guy's
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galvestonokie
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this one is maybe not so rare but has an interesting provenance. it is a Ralph Edwards 7823 B (WEP) in size 46. The jacket's provenance is to Major Edgar Pitman, USMC. He was an enlisted USMC aviator during WWII, was commissioned and later served in Korea and Vietnam. He also spent some time in Antarctica. Note the fading of the collar, i assumed by sunlight. The Chinese coin on the zipper pull indicates service on the Asian continent. the jacket, as far as i can tell, was never patched but Pitman's name tag was in the inside map pocket and there is ghosting where the name tag was attached on the left breast. this was my daily wearer for a few years but it is now retired.
B-Man2
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You had a couple of rare birds in that H&L and the California Sports wear jackets . Did you sell both of them ? If you did and you’re sorry and wish you had them back..........
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The One You Wish You Had Back.......
While reading a couple of posts this week, a recurring response seemed to keep coming up which gave me the idea for this thread . How many times have you heard someone say , “ I wish I had that one back “ or “I could kick myself for letting that one go”? I think at one time or another most of...
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Chandler
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I have two original jackets/coats (G-1 & N-3B) I wear all the time... both have spots of white paint on a sleeve. I've seen this on other originals.
What the heck? Did all the vets come home and wear their FJs to whitewash the fences?
B-Man2
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Ya know I have an original A2 with a small area of over spray white paint ... That’s an interesting question . Seems a lot of vets liked to wear their bring back jackets when doing all sorts of paint work .... go figure ...I have two original jackets/coats (G-1 & N-3B) I wear all the time... both have spots of white paint on a sleeve. I've seen this on other originals.
What the heck? Did all the vets come home and wear their FJs to whitewash the fences?
Chandler
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See! That's what I'm saying!
galvestonokie
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Regarding white paint on sleeves: some probably came from painting the garage after service, but the USMC and Navy had folks doing a lot of painting. The Marines even painted some rocks white and used them for borders around plantings of ice plants (MCRD San Diego).
Chandler
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Didn't the navy (and marines by proxy) have a regulation that the G-1 could only be worn back & forth from base and on the flightline?
I used to work near a navy base and when I went out for lunch in my G-1 I often got sideways looks.
galvestonokie
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yes, i think that reg was around for a while with flight crews taking their jackets off going through the gate. it later was rescinded, perhaps by John Lehman as SecNav and a former A-6 pilot. of course, during my time (1966-70) a lot of us wore blue jeans off base, against regulations. much harder to see the jeans!
MaydayWei
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Cleaning the inside of an A-2/ G-1 leather jacket
Hello gents, Regarding the cleaning of an A-2 or G-1 jacket, bought secondhand. This may have been covered many times before, but this is the first time I have really looked into it. Tried to do a search, but have come up spare. So, assuming one buys a secondhand jacket, the leathers fine, but...
@Brettafett, I found this. Was wondering what happened, Did you successfully clean your G-1?
I am thinking of cleaning the '68 Brill Bros I have incoming and would love to hear your experiences on the matter.
Also, in case anyone might need a 'safe way' to clean a mouton collar:
Is there a safe way to "refresh" a mouton collar?
My just bought 1963 G-1 has a nice undamaged mouton collar, but it has that smell of old stuff and probably it has some grease and dust into it by use. I was wondering if there is a way to "clean" it a bit without risk of damaging it or I can just put it outside in the air for a few day? Do you...
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Us mouton collar guys have to look out for each others'... er... mouton collars.
Flightengineer
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I washed mouton on mine Brill after got heavy rain, all is OK but there are nuances
G-1 collar stiff
Hi guys. Two days ago I fell under very heavy rain in my Brill G-1, now the jacket dried and remained just as soft. However, the collar (behind the mouton) became quite stiff. I have been treating it with Pecard Antique Leather Dressing, but it didn't become much softer. Pecard is no longer...
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Silver Surfer
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I had to decide whether to post this here or in the "wear or not to wear thread", as this one has been my go to wearer original g-1 for many years. it is a 1951 [first star g-1 contract] star, and as can be seen in super condition in and out. when the jacket came to me some 20 years ago, I thought that the knit elements were replaced, but nope,,they are original. I have see a few original g-1s with the red russet knits in the past, but this one is the only one with the red russet knits that I have ever had in hand. by the looks of it, I have determined that the knits were originally brown, and faded to the reddish color, due to a dying glitch when they were made. the coin attached to the puller came as seen. I would say that the jacket is slightly heavier than my other g-1s.
Silver Surfer
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more pix
Silver Surfer
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looks like I have to post one picas a time
Silver Surfer
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more
Silver Surfer
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again
Silver Surfer
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Silver Surfer
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yet again. yeeesh. btw, its a realistic size 40, bordering on a size 42
Dany McDonald
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Vic, you truly have some of the nicest kit shown here! I especially appreciate flight kits from the Korean conflict and this is a very interesting example with those knits.
Dany McDonald
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Oh and those pocket shape/style!
