Bomber/flight jacket with hand warming pockets

• Aug 17, 2017

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BillC

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Hi gang. I'm looking for a nice leather bomber/flight jacket with hand warming pockets on the side. I like the Pegasus and Eastman Luftwaffe jackets, but I'm more interested in a more WWII USAAF look with hand warmers, probably underneath the front flap pockets. Does anyone have a recommendation comparable in quality to the Pegasus jackets? Advice appreciated, BillC

 

• Aug 17, 2017

• #2

Technonut

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West "By Gawd" Virginia

Check out the horsehide Warhawk here:

https://www.legendaryusa.com/Legendary-Warhawk-Mens-Horsehide-A-2-Flight-Jacket.html

 

• Aug 17, 2017

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jacketjunkie

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Don't know Pegasus too well, but I think they charge too much for a product made overseas, cannot say much about their quality though.

What I can tell you is that Johnson Leather offers a casual flight jacket style that has flap pockets + handwarmer pockets, the style M-120. I own it in a 3.5 oz cowhide and it's a very nice jacket for casual wear that will stand up to any abuse and last forever. If historic accuracy is important, I think you'll have to abandon the idea of handwarmer pockets and go for one of the usual repro suspects..

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http://www.johnsonleather.com/m-120.htm

 

• Aug 17, 2017

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augustwest

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southbay - los angeles

If you can go for a G-1 style, US Wings has a "Coast Guard version" that offers hand warmer pockets.

 

• Aug 17, 2017

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ButteMT61

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USWings, Cockpit, among others.

 

• Aug 17, 2017

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Seb Lucas

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Gibson and Barnes do some A2 styles with hand warmers for affordable prices. Their goatskin is very good.