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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    And finally. In the end I am now the proud owner of an Alpha Vintage series in the Sage Green. It's an almost perfect fit and looks great IMHO. I've now had three jackets through my hands in the last few weeks, although all of them different. I would have been more than happy to wear all three...
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    I've already got it on UK ebay, hopefully get a portion of my money back. I've just ordered my THIRD jacket from japoan. an Alpha Vintage series in Green with the USAF badge on the sleeve. I'll take the alpha tag off the sleeve if it fits. wish me luck men, Third time lucky!
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    Well. the "68 Edition" came and it is an outstanding jacket. With wool lining, Scovill Zips and the perfect vintage profile. The PERFECT jacket. However..............................It's Too small! You couldn't make it up could you? So now I'm looking to buy a third one that hopefully fits this...
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    Hello Gents. Ok, The Camco jacket came and to be honest I thought it was great, to my untrained eye it looked spot on. Quite heavy though, I put this down to the wool lining. Unfortuanltely it was just a little too big for my, so I sold it on and more or less got my money back, which was...
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    Schott US740N for sale

    These a great jackets, I've had mine from new for thirty years now and it probably looks better now than it did on the day I bought it, pure class.
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    I've bought a CAMCO from Yahoo.jp Similar to this one, It is used, but i do actually prefer something with a bit of Patina. has anyone heard of CAMCO ? https://fullup.fashionstore.jp/items/24875792
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    Well, I bit the bullet and bought a used Camco ma-1 with postage from yahoo.jp still less than £100. I may have made a mistake and I may have a bargain, time will tell when it arrives in a few weeks time. i'll let you know. What are the thoughts on the CAMCO ?
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    I nearly pulled the trigger on a supposed Vietnam 65 jacket, but it looked not quite right it looked to New with a flab atthe bottom of the zip going to a button, is this correct, I've included a photo, to me it looked like they'd sowed in the label from another jacket, or am I mistaken...
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/engAAOSwEUFgiFUY/s-l1600.jpg I nearly pulled the trigger on a supposed Vietnam 65 jacket, but it looked not quite right it looked to New with a flab atthe bottom of the zip going to a button, is this correct, I've included a photo, to me it looked like they'd...
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    The quality may note be bespoke, but some of the prices certainly are!
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    Ok, according to their measurement, My actual chest size is 41 & they say you would need a bit wiggle room 60% customers want 10" & 40% want 8". So would the medium which is 24"x2 = 48....Or the Large which is 25"x2= 50 Any ideas which one, or do you think either? An
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    That's great thanks a lot.
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    The "Alpha" logo? do you have a picture?
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    Can anyone tell me what sisze I would need in the Buzz BR10981 What is Medium? I'm 177cm 80kg, will medium be ok?
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    Thanks again.
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    The Bronson isn't available apparently till October, I'll trawl Is there a way someone in UK can use those sites, has anyone in UK used them?
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    Hello and thanks for the info. How do you know if it's "Replica series" as it doesn't say on the label? Do you just look for the Black & gold label, but NOT the one the mentions Vintage?
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    That's a nice jacket , did they do it in the Grey or green?
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    The Last decent Alpha Ma-1 ?

    Hello all. New to the forum. I'm interested in decent Ma-1 NOT the new Alpha's as I think the quality is appalling. I have a few questions to ask so here we go. When was the year roughly when Alpha did the old school jacket with the better nylon and wool cuffs? Were any of the commercial...

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