How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

[Oskinator]

The Sierra is on its way to me. This letter was found in one of its pockets.

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This J82 is on its way as well, might clean up nicely. Some black Urad and this thing will look the part. I forgot to ask about measurements though lol. It's a 42 that's all I know.

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I also made an offer on the sierra. Was a bit of a lowball though so I didnt expect much. Also the pit size had me unsure. Promise to make some pics for us marc

 

[LeatherHunter]

Avirex A-2 world map flight jacket inbound. I always seem to be late to the party and this is no exception.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

The Sierra is on its way to me. This letter was found in one of its pockets.

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This J82 is on its way as well, might clean up nicely. Some black Urad and this thing will look the part. I forgot to ask about measurements though lol. It's a 42 that's all I know.

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Marc, another great jacket as usual.

That letter looks like one that comes after a Draft notice. Date appears to be shortly after the Korean war. Can’t imagine why anyone would keep that letter in their pocket. At least not anything good that became of it.
Just an observation.
B

 

[Trickster]

Score! Apparel Annex builds tanks!

I had never heard of them before, then after looking around, it seems as though these jackets are very heavy duty. We will see how it cleans up and takes dye and oil.

 

[ton312]

DHL is amazing. My jacket arrived from Pakistan to Franklin Park (10 miles from my home in 3 days). It’s taking them 4 days to cover the last 10 miles.

 

[Monitor]

DHL is amazing. My jacket arrived from Pakistan to Franklin Park (10 miles from my home in 3 days). It’s taking them 4 days to cover the last 10 miles.

Same here. 3 days to reach Croatia, two weeks to reach me. Depot is literally 3 miles away from my apartment.

 

[ton312]

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I gotta admit, Shawn and co have really stepped up their game. This is straight up kick *** jacket on all accounts!

 

[ojaw]

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I gotta admit, Shawn and co have really stepped up their game. This is straight up kick *** jacket on all accounts!

Great success!

 

[handymike]

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I gotta admit, Shawn and co have really stepped up their game. This is straight up kick *** jacket on all accounts!

I think that double zipper worked great, along with the cool detail on the sleeve ends.

 

[ton312]

I think that double zipper worked great, along with the cool detail on the sleeve ends.

I’ll get some better pics in the 5 thread. This one is cool as balls!

 

[Canuck Panda]

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I gotta admit, Shawn and co have really stepped up their game. This is straight up kick *** jacket on all accounts!

Impressive. Need more pics. Shawn really hit the ball outta the park on this one. Just WOW!

 

[ton312]

Impressive. Need more pics. Shawn really hit the ball outta the park on this one. Just WOW!

He really did. I all but gave up on 5 Star. And they still have limitations for sure but this one really did get dialed in. Could be dumb luck but the jacket is a marvelous recreation of this odd ball pattern! Undoubtedly my best 5 to date. The last two show there’s learning happening.

 

[jonbuilder]

The Sierra is on its way to me. This letter was found in one of its pockets.

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This J82 is on its way as well, might clean up nicely. Some black Urad and this thing will look the part. I forgot to ask about measurements though lol. It's a 42 that's all I know.

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I would guess you would be a 44 in vintage Buco same as myself

 

[LeatherHunter]

I took a chance on a Schott G-1 flight jacket recently and it arrived this week. it is gut wrenching to have a beautiful jacket fit in every other area except the length in the body. The leather is perfect, the design, detail , that brown is exactly what I was looking for but I need a stretcher to gain 2” in the length. I know flight jackets are designed to be worn on the shorter side but this one gives me “fat guy in a little coat” vibes. There will be no fit pics but I will share a few…..

 

[handymike]

Sorry to read this. I’m in a similar boat with my blue Cafe Racer- 2in needed in the body width to be able to close it- the rest is fine.

 

[LeatherHunter]

Sorry to read this. I’m in a similar boat with my blue Cafe Racer- 2in needed in the body width to be able to close it- the rest is fine.

thanks, frustrating for sure. But since I buy almost exclusively pre-owned jackets from many size eras it comes with the territory I suppose. Almost always I can move them along and recoup most of my money back. Anyways, I negotiated another A-2 with more favorable measurements and should be here soon.

 

[mvilla]

So, this one just arrived

I found the label funny on the listing. Another thing that got my attention is that I had a very similar model to this one before, and the lining was golden. Anyway, everything else checked out, and the jacket is nice looking, so I took it.

Now that it arrived, at closer inspection, I found out some cool bits. This one is actually a sample, that's why the label is different!

Still has hand written info on the back of the tag on the neck

And the sleeve is lined with a rayon golden fabric, so red on the body and golden on the sleeves, at the best Lewis Leathers style.

Best part is that this one actually fits me, so I'll be keeping it

Edit: BTW, this one doesn't have hand warmers...

 

[Jasonissm]

So, this one just arrived

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I found the label funny on the listing. Another thing that got my attention is that I had a very similar model to this one before, and the lining was golden. Anyway, everything else checked out, and the jacket is nice looking, so I took it.

Now that it arrived, at closer inspection, I found out some cool bits. This one is actually a sample, that's why the label is different!

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Still has hand written info on the back of the tag on the neck

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And the sleeve is lined with a rayon golden fabric, so red on the body and golden on the sleeves, at the best Lewis Leathers style.

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Best part is that this one actually fits me, so I'll be keeping it

Edit: BTW, this one doesn't have hand warmers...

Good, hand warmers interrupt the aesthetic of Type 3 style jackets I reckon. Looks sweet dude!

 

[ABCD]

The Sierra arrived, what a ****** jacket. Fits like a glove, a short glove that is

I wonder who made these. Maybe someone can tell by the way the epaulets are constructed? I've never seen epaulets made like this before.

 

[BloodEagle]

Taken a chance on this for a reasonable price on ebay, will be moving it on in the classifieds if its a bit small, which it quite possibly could well be. Will post my own pics and/or a For Sale thread when it arrives later this week. Does anyone have any idea what model number it is - the listing just described it as a 'Lightning', but of course it has the
padded shoulders etc? edit - a bit of research has revealed that this is a LL 'Nevada' which it seems was a variation on the Lightning made in the 70s/early 80s