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    FS: USAF Saddlery A-2, size 40L

    Selling my Saddlery A-2. 1988-contract. Very good condition. Zips/snaps in excellent shape along with the knits. Patches shown for illustration purposes and not included. Minimal wear to lining. $120 plus postage Measurements: pit to pit: 22.5 inches shoulder-to-shoulder: 20 inches Length: 25.5...
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    That looks like one of the pre-1988 Cooper jackets. These were for sale at USAF base exchanges a year or so before USAF reintroduced the Saddlery jackets. They were available with blank nameplate (as this one is) or without it
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    I've said the same about just about every leather jacket I've had -- none of them fit me right. Ditched them all but the Cooper is still with me. It remains the best-fitting of them.
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    I'd have to defer to someone currently serving. 20+ years ago the jackets coming out of Pop's in Turkey ranged from minor mods to full custom-made jackets.
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    I really don't know what to make of your jacket. The knits on all the 88-contract jackets (and all the early Coopers) I've seen are all the same purplish-brown color. Yours has what I've always known as the later Cooper knits. It's literally like someone was making a Saddlery USAF jacket and...
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    And no sooner than I start opining on zippers, I start finding oddities :) . Not sure when this 1988 contract Saddlery was made but certainly the first I've seen with what appears to be a factory Talon zipper.
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    That's the brass zipper that was used on the Cooper jackets. That one was never chrome. Even later versions have a rectangular brass YKK puller. I would try heating the glue with a hair dryer and see if it loosens at all. You can scrape it away with a small knife. Is the command patch velcro...
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    Interesting jacket. Hard to tell from the photos but my gut reaction is a production line mistake. It looks like a military lining was accidently put into the civilian jacket or someone grabbed the wrong labels. Pure speculation, of course. The jacket appears to be a later production Cooper but...
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    Not sure what "Breaking the Barriers" is but it's almost assuredly something added, post-purchase. The jacket itself is one of the later-production Cooper jackets. The label and brown knits distinguish these from the earlier models.
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    USAF-issue Saddlery A-2 vs Cooper orange-tag A-2

    Got into a discussion with a gent about his claimed "USAF-issue", orange tag Cooper A-2 flight jacket. This inevitably led to disagreement re: his position that his jacket was a USAF issued item -- by virtue of it saying so on the orange tag/label. So, thought I'd revisit the topic and walk...
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    The Cavalry Hat

    Thought I would add my cav-hat spin-off. When I switched from the Army to USAF, I brought my Cav hat tradition with me -- much to the dismay of my boss! Both are Stetson-brand
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    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    I wasn't looking for one but picked a nice, little-worn Akubra Snowy River for the princely sum of $1.25 plus shipping.
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    Help with denim Pattern 37 Battledress pants

    You didn't mention in your OP whether your original blouse is green or brown. The Dunkirk denims would have been the original brown denims. The green color came along ~1941 and the blouse itself going to the economy pattern (no pocket pleats, etc) in 1942. Other than color change, there was...
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    Akubra questions

    Not sure when this style of crown logo was used? It predates the current, colored version. A couple of my first hats had this style (I bought them used on eBay in the late 1990s)
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    Akubra questions

    Thanks, Johnnycanuck! Looks like the round size tag continued on after the colored crown logo was introduced. This is a 1130 Drover -- apparently marketed via Outback Trading Co
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    Akubra questions

    Meant to add this to my previous post: When did the Akubra size tag change from round to the current square style? Presuming the crown logo on the lining went to the color version at the same time?
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    Akubra questions

    Anyone know when the Akubra Weekender was produced and whether it was made for the domestic Oz market or export? I had a very similar hat but with a different band. Would love to find another one
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    Akubra question: Does the Bushman have the same straight-sided/minimal taper crown as the Camp Draft?
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    New Member to the Hat Forum

    Greetings all, Recently rejoined. I was a member years ago (pretty sure there was a previous site). I have a whopping three hats! Had four but my new dog turned my favorite into confetti. I have two Fed IV's (brown and carbon grey) -- purchased from Hats Direct about 8 years ago -- plus a...
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    Thanks for your comment! I have a Fed IV (carbon grey) as my 'nice/dress' hat. Not sure how well it would hold up as a outside-all-the-time working hat. Maybe okay but who knows? :) I've written DM to see if they ever offered a blue Adventurer. It would at least help figure out what model I...

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