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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Feltfan-- My wife and kids think the jacket is silly as well but I like it. It'll keep me well warm on the cold mornings getting off to work hours before sun up. I work in a hospital and there's nothing funny about going outside in the morning cold in scrubs. It's like going to work in your...
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    It's awfully quiet here but I still feel the need to post about my experience with the WPG Irvin's. The replacement replica arrived and while the fur was intact the color was still a Hershey cocoa brown, the hide was mostly pretty stiff, the cut just seemed off. The sleeves seemed to be very...
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    I know that this is an Irvin RAF thread . *Please KEEP IT that way* (any other jacket types, then find that apppropriate ongoing thread 'or' start a new one - thanks). Paddy (Bartender).
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Point taken. I'm still hoping to be happy with the WPG Irvin though. It's a beautiful jacket and just the right weight for wearing in more than just the bitter cold of January and February. I have a heavy B3 replica that I can only wear on those really cold days. I wore it plowing the big...
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    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Qualities of the WPG Irvin? I registered here not long ago in an effort to learn what I could about Irvin's and replicas. I've read through as much as I could find here and decided that a WPG Irvin seemed the most reasonable choice for me. I ordered one a few months back and I have to say...

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