Eastman A1.....50 Cal...?

John Lever said:

Find this on ebay. I had to buy it, the look was just amazing. During discussions with the seller I learned that he was blind this explained the wear and damage on a two year old jacket. The arms are very wrinkled with loads of heavy wear and scuffs, the back is also quite scuffed. There are spots of white paint here and there. I think the owner had lived in it as it was quite dirty.
I have very gently hand washed it cold using pure glycerine soap, then air dried for 3 days.
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HPA Rep said:

Fabulous jacket, John. The .50 Cal. A-1, as posted by me previously, is the most amazing jacket out of the box ELC offers, with nothing artificial at all about the TimeWear process.


Any paint spots will easily and harmlessly come off by applying Stripe Ease or other semi-gel stain and paint removers on the spots with a soft cloth and rubbing until they are gone, then quickly buffing with a dry, soft cloth; this quick process actually adds to the patina.

I believe I know the seller of the jacket very, very well (quite an amazing guy and first-rate human being) and I'm surprised he moved this on, but who knows his reason.

Good luck!

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