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  1. HackerF15E

    Washing my G-1?

    To be fair, we are not talking about Hub Zemke's personal jacket here -- he has a 1970 7823D G-1. Nice jacket -- I have a D-series in my own collection -- but we aren't talking about an irreplaceable jacket if an "adverse event" takes place.
  2. HackerF15E

    Washing my G-1?

    I have machine washed several goat and cowhide flight jackets -- cold water with no detergent -- with no ill effects (including shrinkage). In fact, I think it much improved the look and feel of them after the wash.
  3. HackerF15E

    New Cooper production run???

    The stock number shows a 2001 contract date, so definitely not "new" by any stretch.
  4. HackerF15E

    Best of the Non-Authentic A2's?

    FWIW, the blood chits aren't really that much of a rarity. Lots of guys get 'em done at Pop's Leather in Turkey, Mr Lim's over in South Korea, or any number of other places.
  5. HackerF15E

    Sizing of Orchard A-2s

    I think it would be worth the gamble at that price, definitely.
  7. HackerF15E

    Sizing of Orchard A-2s

    Thanks, Atticus -- I was hoping you'd chime in, since you probably have the best knowledge on modern A-2s for comparison between brands. I did not know about the inside pocket, though. Learn somethin' new every day!
  8. HackerF15E

    Sizing of Orchard A-2s

    I have to guess that is NOT a 1992 USAF-issue jacket, mostly based on the fact that it only has the nametag piece of velcro on it -- issue jackets have velcro on both sides of the breast. Additionally, it has an inside pocket, which I do not believe was on the government contracts at that time...
  9. HackerF15E

    Sizing of Orchard A-2s

    Are they real issue, or the current-production Orchards that are using the same tag as the 1992 production jackets? By my recollection, when a bunch of people over on VLJ purchased some of the current-production jackets, they had to order them large to get a good fit Here's a quote from one of...
  10. HackerF15E

    What to use to clean/condition my goatskin A-2?

    Like others, you don't really need to do anything to it right now. You can spray it down/wipe with Lexol or Pecards conditioner if you want, but it's certainly not required. With respect to long-term cleaning, or heavy cleaning, I've had good luck with a cold water spin through the washing...
  11. HackerF15E

    quality of Orchard M/C leather jackets?

    Please post photos and a review once you get it, if you would. I'd love to see what you think.
  13. HackerF15E

    Period A-2 Art Work - Cast your eyes around these pictures and weep.

    Such a great tradition that's been lost. Glad those photos were taken and preserved.
  14. HackerF15E

    quality of Orchard M/C leather jackets?

    By "real" do you mean made for the 1992 (?) USAF contract? Even the current made jackets are "real" Orchard jackets - they're just not issue items.
  15. HackerF15E

    quality of Orchard M/C leather jackets?

    I don't have enough experience with the two jackets (the mil contract vs the current production) to really know just by how they look and feel. I'd think that any auction from Orchard themselves would be an indicator that it's not a 1992 government contract jacket. There was quite a bit of...
  16. HackerF15E

    quality of Orchard M/C leather jackets?

    Orchards were made under a single contract for a very limited time period (1992, IIRC). They're by far the "rarest" of the modern era contract A-2s. The vast majority of what you see on eBay are current-production commercial jackets that use the same old contract number and NSN as their...
  17. HackerF15E

    Recent US Flying Jacket Advice Needed

    How would you have been able to determine what kind of crew it was issued to via the NSN?
  19. HackerF15E

    Best all-around G-1 jacket source

    I think the CWU-45/P is quite warm...
  20. HackerF15E

    A-2 question

    And it's been part of the current-issue USAF A-2 pattern since circa 1999.
  21. HackerF15E

    My US Authentic A2 arrives!!

    Must have pictures!
  22. HackerF15E

    WW II leather jackets

    The biggest "equipment" error in the 1990 Memphis Belle movie is that the "star" is a converted B-17G (instead of a B-17F). The second biggest error is this: P-51Ds instead of Bs or Cs:
  23. HackerF15E

    Current USAF Issue A-2s

    Says pretty clearly on the white tag of the 88 A-2 that I own, "Cooper Sportswear Mfg Co, Inc". Your argument is like saying, "General Motors never built a Corvette...Chevrolet did".

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