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    Ideas on softening my A-2?

    I was half-expecting the answer to have been the way how you soften boots... with urine. Don't think that would fly too well with a jacket though... Does lanoline work on horsehide?
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    Gary Cooper's jacket in "FWTBT"???

    Oh yes, I'm actually a bit of a buff in that aspect, I think I got the movie/directors cut/tv series... The most common "Finnish knife" seems to be a Swedish Mora lol But hey, if you got something touristy in mind, I just sent a real prissy one to my brother-in-law in France so I know where to...
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    Lemmy (Motorhead) goes Rockabilly?

    Oh, when the "Ace of Spades" made that hit with the disco mix... 1990's they released a double "best of" compilation. The second cassette (CD whassdat?) was "Muggers tapes" and that was more rock than metal... Ah-ha... In 1999, Castle reissued All the Aces with two live bonus tracks and a...
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    Ummm... any of you into vintage photography, as in with vintage cameras?

    Ah yes, I stumbled on the newbie thing after all :lol: I got a digicam just because once when they got cheap enough I got this bright idea when I was dismantling my motorbike... to see how the parts were on and then pictures of what came out in what order... I used to teach photography at one...
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    Gary Cooper's jacket in "FWTBT"???

    Looks to be a pretty thin "sherpa lining" on the poster sleeve... more like one of those "western frontier" style coats isn't it?. I am also intrigued of what Jürgen Prochnow is wearing in "Das Boot"... its a shearling-ish B-6 maybe but with A-2/G-1 style ribbings and ribbed collar doesn't...
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    Ummm... any of you into vintage photography, as in with vintage cameras?

    Well, imagine the imageshatter if a person out of a 1940's fashion magazine flips out a digicam out of their trenchcoat pocket. Actually I've been taking photos a lot, now got "back" into midsize 120 photography and gotten a few of pre/postrwar 35mm cameras as well. And funny enough got an...
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    How many hats do you own?

    And I thought I was weird having a couple dozen... *phew* Do baseball caps count? PS. This is a pic from 1920-1930...railroad foundry workers ... notice the headwear. and imagine a similar pic taken today. Wouldn't see so many berets and PrintzEugens
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    WWII Photos (and Stories) of Our Loved Ones

    My father and uncle(s) were in the 2nd one (we count them as three, so he was 16 when the Winter War broke, he enlisted during the Interim Peace as a volunteer and served in the Continuation and Lapland wars). Dad ended up as driving trucks though when he enlisted he was a dragoon (horseback)...
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    Leather Police Jackets

    Well, I was looking for stuff now for a few days, theres an Avirex G-1 that says 4XL and "made in China". The bloke selling said the circumference was 48 inches... well, I guess thats the "childrens size" 4XL...
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    Leather Police Jackets

    $250 for a custom job - for real? :eek: Now with the current exchange rates that'd be... quite reasonable. Must look into that really. They are definitely high cut, but I've got a long back, so theres an utility ring usually left over ;) , hence I like the ribbing of the A-2/G-1... as for...
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    Leather Police Jackets

    Oh yes, that is my plan one day. But apart from the price I'd rather at first try and find something "off the rack" and moreso preferrably vintage, a bit "run in" if you know. Also its the distance thing... I've ordered tailored size from... US but ended someplace in India I think it was...
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    SchoTT "A-2" Question...???

    Well, if you look at the French makes, Redskins and such, they had a real "bombardier" craze in the 1990's. And the style was baggy then. Don't see that as much now, but all the leather stores sold back then (it seemed) was "top gun" jackets. And Schott and Avirex filled in the niche by claiming...
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    LUFTWAFFE jackets - Eagles who Dare to Wear..!

    Agreed, [huh] I don't think you can mention "quality" in the same phrase with some of their motorcycle jackets.
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    Leather Police Jackets

    Hi, I am trying to avoid the ultimate mistake of a newbie and asking the same question the 100th time, but one needs to start somewhere. And I've not seen anything on police uniform jackets atleast recently. OK, so I am in the process of getting a jacket, or two actually if I can't combine. I'd...
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    SchoTT "A-2" Question...???

    Hi guys, piggybacking here. Does anyone have a Schott size 52 G-1; I'm eyeing one on Ebay and just curious of the arm length/back length and is it a tight fit? Civilian version by the looks of it with a fake fur lining that doesn't come off. Another one is an Avirex that says "Made in China" and...
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    LUFTWAFFE jackets - Eagles who Dare to Wear..!

    Hrm.. should make my first post somewhere. Hello everyone. I almost went ahead and bought a repro jacket looking *almost* like that. Or what do you guys say of the "Marseille". However the sizing is my problem. Long monkey arms and it is a bit on the tight side. They got a few good looking ones...
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