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    Flying boots

    And anyway, they were not as described. They are British Army boots, not RAF. Alan
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    WWII Khaki Trousers - Originals and Reproductions

    From a firm called Stabo in the UK. Alan
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    WWII Khaki Trousers - Originals and Reproductions

    I've seen these 'in the flesh'...please don't assume that they are anything like a vintage cut. They are low waisted and cut more like modern 'skate pants'. They also contain odd seams and marks/repairs from the original tents. Alan
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    IRVIN NUTS?...the ULTIMATE thread for those who love 'em!

    Andrew, Yes, they are almost certainly Irvin Harnessuits - note the 'shorts'. The other issue 'combination' suit had long trousers. This type of suit was standard issue to crews before long-distance high level bombing became the norm, the insulation being perfectly adequate for low...
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    Jeans

    As I understand it, LVC used to use Cone Mills as its weaver for the repro denim (as with the originals) and Cone Mills claims to have used some of the original narrow looms (most of them had gone to Japan). I think the cotton was not grown in the same place the original and the dye was not...
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    IRVIN NUTS?...the ULTIMATE thread for those who love 'em!

    It occurs to me that... ...although this thread refers to 'Irvin' specifically, the only items mentioned so far have been the sheepskin stuff. I'd like to put in a word for the Irvin Harnessuit. OK, maybe not so many people 'love 'em' (title of thread) but you have to admit they were...
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    Bookster Three Piece Tweed

    Every one of these native tweeds has a history and tells a story to those who can read it. Magic. Alan
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    Fair Isle Sweater (Jumper) Vest

    I second this. If it ain't Fair Isle it ain't...er...FairIsle. I know which I go for - and I'm not talking about the ladies... Alan
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    Jeans

    Baron, This is not one I know! You are,a s you say, probably describing a jacket between '70 and '72. Not all later jackets use the zig-zag denim. 'Rope' buttons and snaps have the 'Wrangler' script looking like a rope as in the neck tag. Some have what is intended to look like a...
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    Jeans

    Baron, As you point out it's much harder to distinguish original Wrangler from repro than is the case with Levi's. As a general rule 'Wrandom' denim came in with the 1972 range, the ® was introduced around 1956. The most common 3-pocket jackets are the 8MJZ, 11MJZ, 22MJZ and 33MJZ...
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    Calling A-2 detectives...

    I agree - this is a sound jacket that would fix up well without too much difficulty. I recently restored an A-2 that was in about the same condition as yours when I started and afterwards everyone who saw it said what amazing condition it was in! I think you could do some of the...
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    The Forgotten Soldier

    Exactly... But some people have cited the lack of references to other historical material - where the author cites other work s/he has used to expand on or check his or her own memories - as a factor that indicates authenticity. Alan
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    UK Enlisted Astrologer to Fight Hitler

    I prefer your version, though... 'Aries. Small dictators should not consider invading Britain this year. It would be a good time to declare war on a huge Eastern ally. Don't worry, no-one can crack your secret communication codes...' Alan
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    WWII Espionage

    Ive just finished reading a couple of good books about 'Vera Atkins' - an amazing story - see "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Atkins" Sarah Helm (2005). A Life in Secrets: The Story of Vera Atkins and the Lost Agents of SOE. Little, Brown, London. William Stevenson (2006)...
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    The Forgotten Soldier

    Sven Hassel That is a more extreme view than was taken of the author of TFS in postwar France, but he makes much of the fact that he was ostracised in his home land. People who were there at the time have used this relatively mild reaction to attack the truth of the work, as they say that the...
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    The Beautiful Princess Margaret

    I think it is interesting that the pro-Princess Diana press (UK loungers will know which newspaper can be referred to here) has ascribed her (i.e. Diana's) popularity to her being 'the first good-looking princess'. Journalists have short memories and clearly don't do research... Alan
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    UK Enlisted Astrologer to Fight Hitler

    I don't understand what you mean. MI5 knew that Hitler had his own astrologers and that he was consulting them for advice on how to proceed. That's the point. There was no 'planted stuff' as you call it. MI5 wanted de Wohl (and other 'fortune tellers' whom it consulted) to find out what...
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    Early 1930's Suits & Sportcoats & Vests. One of my best finds!

    For a watch chain. Not uncommon in the 1930s, but an extra 'button hole' was the easier and commoner way to do the same thing. Alan
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    The Forgotten Soldier

    Minor inaccuracies don't necessarily mean untruth, of course. If you read accounts of an actual (and well documented) event such as Operation Chastise (the 'Dam Busters raid' - which is even wrongly named 'Operation Upkeep' in an official document) you will find many inaccuracies. In this...
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    Bookster Three Piece Tweed

    Peter will do belt backs as an option. Alan

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