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i have for sale an experienced WEP flight jacket in size 48. The jacket does show very slight "ghosting" from patches previously applied. Knits,...
Deacon et al: i can't provide a definitive answer to the stencil/stamp question. my answer is that there is probably variation to any hard and...
agree that the problem with trying to fit into milspec flight jackets is that we often don't have milspec dimensions any more. here's a pic of me...
great jacket, great back story, great work. way to go!
yes. they have completely disassembled jackets for me during repair.
in Houston, i have used the asian tailor shop just east of Kirby and Richmond. it is in the same stip mall as Office Depot (to the east). AG...
bit of both for me. don't get a chance to wear a G-1 much here on the Gulf Coast, but keep one in my car, just in case.
IMHO, don't do it. the jacket is intended to look that way. you risk ruining the jacket and there is little upside to a treatment. i owned the...
last night, i saw one of the characters (the Captain--Adam Dalton, played by Mike Vogel) was wearing a G-1 style leather jacket. my guess is that...
i have hand-washed several G-1s in lukewarm water with no ill effects. also, these were air dried. i'm not sure about the washing machine and...
regarding the use of nylon in the popular WEP jackets, i assume there were two reasons for the nylon. these jackets were being phased out in the...
another thought: at the time we wore the WEPs, no one (that i know of) ever mentioned the fact that they were not nomex and therefore a risk in...
Deac et al: if memory serves the Aero page is at least partially correct. i have seen a few of these issued ANJ jackets for sale and they vary...
i've done the conversion from mouton to goatskin collar since i live in a tropical climate. results have been mixed. in some cases, the new goat...
if memory serves, Excelled is another brand name for Orchard Mfg. had a couple of their jackets and they were worthy jackets.
IMHO, the Star jackets were among the better made of the G-1 series. Stars were made in more than the C series. Prior to the E series, the Star...
Dr. Damage: was the pic of Paul Newman in the G-1 from a movie? great pic!
Thor: looks great on you! thanks again, bob
Great discussion here. i traveled internationally for a number of years, mostly to the middle east. i kept a very broken in G-1 Edwards B model...
Agree, the FAI not top-end repros but rather like the issued G-1s. i have a couple of buddies who bought GAI G-1s on the Marine Corps Base at...
