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  1. John Warr

    Strapless B3 ?

    Anyone ever seen a "strapless" B3 ? We have one in from a client at the minute - yes, we are still working :-) - which has no sign of original waist straps. No sign at all. At some point in it's life, someone has RIVETED a pair of straps on there which we have removed & made good but that gave...
  2. John Warr

    Lewis Leathers jacket

    We just had this land on our work bench. The owner has had it since the early 1970s (he took it in exchange for a top-end rebuild on a Norton Dominator). It is in fabulous condition. The zip is a 2-way Clix (and looks original) but the pocket zips are all 5 ball Lightnings. The sleeve linings...
  3. John Warr

    Fabric kanaljacke

    A customer has brought in a jacket for minor work I thought the group might be interested in. I would certainly be interested in any comments or information. it is of fabric construction with a fleece lining & fur collar. It is belted and has two collar straps & used to button up the front. At...
  4. John Warr

    USN M422a jacket specification

    This should be so easy to Google but... Can someone point me at the original specs for US flight jackets ? I need especially those for the M422a as I am trying to track down suitable fabric to make a new lining as the Edmund Church jacket to hand has lost it's one, but original specs must...
  5. John Warr

    Question re A2 jacket neck (H&E) closure

    We have a customer A2 jacket in for a re-line &c BUT the hook & eye at the neck are EVERSO slightly closer to the seam than normal, so we can't stitch round them. This means they will have to come off. Does anyone know where I can get the tubular rivets to re-attach them , in sensible (x100)...
  7. John Warr

    Apparent WW1 flight coat

    There is a store on Henrietta St, London UK which has a quite interesting coat in the window. The basic construction looks a bit Irvin-like but this is a coat, about knee length, not a jacket and may well date back to WW1. Does anyone have any information on these garments ? The storefront is...
  8. John Warr

    (British) Royal Navy oilskin coat question

    This is a question about the ultimate "Anti-Classic". The Royal Navy used to issue a black plastic waterproof "oilskin" to deck crews. I have one sitting here but it seems to have two half sets of buttons on it, half black & half "tortoiseshell". These are not a stylish garment by any means but...
  9. John Warr

    1944 Overcoat Leather W.A.

    I wonder if anyone can help me out ? I have a client's greatcoat in for restoration. Chiefly it needs a new belt made. I have looked on the Internet for pictures but all I can find is reproductions & I really want to get this right, so I am after pictures of the genuine article, especially the...
  10. John Warr

    Information wanted re 1930s flight suit.

    We have a 1 piece flight suit in for repair. It is in light-weight brown leather, deep brown shearling collar with a grey-ish fur fabric lining throughout the rest. It has a single label: Air Associates Inc Garden City, NY Chicago Ill Glendale Cal. Hanging chain, 5 x Talon zips, Ring...
  11. John Warr

    B3 jacket rebuild.

    About a year back I rescued a very battered B3 jacket from it's job as a pet bed. Frankly, we didn't know what to do with it as it was in such poor condition but being "in the trade" we thought we would see what we COULD do if we put our minds to it. And also to give our trainee something to...
  13. John Warr

    1944 US Cavalry horse hide trench coat

    One of our customers has a 1944 US Cavalry horse hide trench coat without a belt. Would it be in order to ask if anyone has pictures of the belt buckle ? Coat is chocolate brown, "blanket" lining. We have not seen it yet. I'd like to get as close to the original as possible, but the coat is a...
  14. John Warr

    My grandfather's car...

    I thought someone might be interested in this picture. My Grandfather brought this car just before World War II. It is a 1937 Lagonda V12 short chassis Rapide. Possibly one of the prettyest cars made (IMHO obviously). The designer was W.O.Bentley. The car was maroon with buiscuit hide interior...
  15. John Warr

    Lightning zip

    I have been trawling through threads long dead, and come across several posts that stste pretty certainly that there are repros of Lightning zips (as found on Irvin jackets) out there on the market. But no-one actually says WHERE. So, can anyone help me out ? I have a "coastal command" jacket on...
  16. John Warr

    Suspect Irvin flying jacket

    I have sitting before me an "Irvin" flying jascket. And it looks a "wrong 'un" to me. There are NO vent eyelets under the arms. The back of the collar is stitched "crosswise" not zigzag, and there is no band over the collar seam.. The neck strap is an eyelet & buckle type, not double "D"...

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