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My G-1 Lineup (Others Invited)
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robrinay
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Well I got my G1 back from Byson Leathers, who have carried out a major refurbishment of the badly treated LW Foster 55J14 I bought on eBay a month ago. It was in a hell of a state - sticky with too much Pecards, wrong Knits - badly stitched on messing with the lining, ripped male side of zipper lining ripped etc etc. I followed armscyes advice on getting rid of mould (it's a sticky in outerwear), to get rid of the excess Pecards and applied a light dressing of Effax Lederbalsam when it was dry. I then sent it to Byson. They have supplied and fitted a period new old stock conmar zipper, patched the lining stitched in my new knits beautifully realigning the lining, replaced the action back elastics etc. I am really pleased with their work - judge for yourself http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/robrinay/library/G1
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That G-1 looks great! What a save! I need to get new knits for my latest G-1. Was Byson expensive?
BTW, your pic, that's a Prisoner blazer, right? Very cool!
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^The Prisoner is the greatest show ever.
Sure is! Wish I could quit the way he does in the opening credits.
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Out of curiosity, I opened the stitching on my new G-1, and took a look inside. The reverse of the shell shows that it is leather (although I got no idea what type, maybe I'll go for a DNA test).
It's not great leather, not very dense or tough. It seems to be split, in that the top layer that would normally be the shiny outer of the shell, seems to be absent.
Maybe the manufacturer bought it cheap as a by-product of some other leather item production, and sprayed (?) the outer with that brown plasticky coating to make it waterproof and tougher?
Anyway, I sourced a period CVA-64 patch, and a hand-made VF-96 patch, so I think I'll send it for some Showtime 100 tribute art.
It's not great leather, not very dense or tough. It seems to be split, in that the top layer that would normally be the shiny outer of the shell, seems to be absent.
Maybe the manufacturer bought it cheap as a by-product of some other leather item production, and sprayed (?) the outer with that brown plasticky coating to make it waterproof and tougher?
Anyway, I sourced a period CVA-64 patch, and a hand-made VF-96 patch, so I think I'll send it for some Showtime 100 tribute art.
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robrinay
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Byson prices are quoted clearly on their website and they were fast at answering emails when I asked them specifics. I thought the charges were very reasonable and paid for themselves in the value added to the jacket.
http://www.bysonleather.co.uk/BYSON LEATHERS FLYING PRICE.htm
Yes its a Prisoner blazer - pic taken on my Honeymoon in 'The Village' Portmeiron. We drove down in a rented Morgan (my favourite fantasy car), rather than a Lotus 7 and stayed in Portmeiron. Great series - I've got the box set of dvds if anyone wants to borrow them.
Rob
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That's fantastic!
Did you get up every morning and shout at your wife 'I am a free man!'?
robrinay
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excellent! - had I but thought of it?
:eusa_clap
And from last year, Ralph Edwards' 63 contract, MIL-J-7823'B' series:
..which is a little tight on the belly..
Nice jackets! Love that collar color.
Thanks. I too like that 'gingery' tint.
As for me, mostly from Ebay but the B series was from a local vintage clothing store.
Guys, have you seen this on eBay;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Wil...95?pt=US_CSA_MC_Outerwear&hash=item43cf8a33e3
If it's genuine, it's in remarkable condition, and is an relatively rare size 48 (Deacon, you seen this?).
But in fact it's in such good condition, that I am suspicious about it. I'm even more suspicious of the little white label behind the size tag that seems to say 'Made in the USA', because I have never seen that on an issue G-1 variant. Maybe one of the collectors here knows better.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Wil...95?pt=US_CSA_MC_Outerwear&hash=item43cf8a33e3
If it's genuine, it's in remarkable condition, and is an relatively rare size 48 (Deacon, you seen this?).
But in fact it's in such good condition, that I am suspicious about it. I'm even more suspicious of the little white label behind the size tag that seems to say 'Made in the USA', because I have never seen that on an issue G-1 variant. Maybe one of the collectors here knows better.
You have every reason to be suspicious Big J. Most likely to be a recent reproduction.
As far as I know no issue item has a country of origin tag in the first place. (a stamp could be added later to a surplus item for export purpose, though)
Also the waist and cuff bands don't seem to be single-ply as with earlier versions of the G-1, zippers are not the smaller ones, hanger loop looks different, etc..
As far as I know no issue item has a country of origin tag in the first place. (a stamp could be added later to a surplus item for export purpose, though)
Also the waist and cuff bands don't seem to be single-ply as with earlier versions of the G-1, zippers are not the smaller ones, hanger loop looks different, etc..
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Damn, you sure know your G-1 variant details! That's exactly why this forum is so good! Thank you very much for that!
Ebay, a regular den of iniquity.
