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  1. HPA Rep

    Buzz Rickson William Gibson MA-1 Flying Jacket, Tailored Cut sleeve fit?

    To be exact, 1 hr., 7 mins., and some number of seconds.
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    Buzz Rickson William Gibson MA-1 Flying Jacket, Tailored Cut sleeve fit?

    Thanks for posting your concerns. As you and I discussed today for nearly an hour and ten minutes on the phone, the photos just do not reveal enough for a definitive answer and only a hands-on review can provide the sort of determination you want and deserve, but my overall opinion based solely...
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    N-1 Deck Jackets

    Oh, I know that so well. My fingers are like a sprinter and, sometimes, my brain is still adjusting its jock strap in the lockers.
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    N-1 Deck Jackets

    Then you should be able to find whatever you want from the top two Japanese brands since you are smack in the heart of their core sizes. We certainly stock both sizes in BR.
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    N-1 Deck Jackets

    Really!?!?!?! You must have one that was custom made, as none I have seen can stand up to that claim. Please post photos in closeup detail of your coat, most especially the zipper, zipper end box, the fabric, label, and alpaca. Unfortunately, there are key elements that cannot be discerned...
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    N-1 Deck Jackets

    We sell to Europe.
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    N-1 Deck Jackets

    Zeltbahn, the BR Seawater version is no longer produced, so if you see one for sale, then it is several years old and should be considered extremely scarce. The basis of this version is indeed the Demotex version of the N-1, which is different from the standard BR N-1 in several ways. The...
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    New Black ELMC Californian...Very Happy!

    Subjective question, I'm afraid. The vast majority of buyers order a regular fitting in the height range you note, but there will always be some who prefer longer even if their height would not normally dictate a long is in order, which is due to the nippy, shorter design intended here by the...
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    New Black ELMC Californian...Very Happy!

    Gary Eastman personally wanted the Californian design to be very nippy and shorter, which is maintained in the style to this day. Upon receipt of the very first run for size testing, I hammered away on him that the sleeves should be made a touch longer, but he dissented, though he agreed to...
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    New Black ELMC Californian...Very Happy!

    Had you been our customer, I'd have likely suggested the 42 Extra-Long. Depending on variables, the 42R is good up to about 6' for most buyers, then the long kicks in, but at 6' 3" tall you certainly could fall into that extra-long zone, which is a given at 6' 4" tall. It's also a subjective...
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    New Black ELMC Californian...Very Happy!

    Being a natural material, the grain will certainly vary among consignments and jackets, but the one the OP received I personally selected for him as having the best balance of grain among those we had in stock. This is a photo I sent him:
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    New Black ELMC Californian...Very Happy!

    Thank you for being our customer and for the kind words. I'm delighted this worked out so well.
  15. HPA Rep

    Does Aero make the most `Period-Correct' B-3 Jacket?

    Hokey smoke, Bullwinkle! That's a treasure. Thanks for sharing. I have sales records going back to the first purchase, so the store copy to this must be here. Totally forgot that the mahogany color didn't change to horse hide at the same time. That B-3 in nice shape would sell today for...
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    Does Aero make the most `Period-Correct' B-3 Jacket?

    Super B-3, John! I recall these zippers. If I am seeing correctly, this has a wartime-style bell puller. If so, then either the puller is genuine vintage and added on or the jacket dates to between 1991-94. Also, I can see that the thread is not the stuff I supply, so this points to a jacket...
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    Does Aero make the most `Period-Correct' B-3 Jacket?

    That would have to be posed to Gary. I don't know if it's about not be able to get the merino or that they chose not to. Maybe their source is not able to reliably supply the quantity they need for all other styles, maybe it's about cost, or maybe Gary doesn't want all jackets too be made from...
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    Does Aero make the most `Period-Correct' B-3 Jacket?

    I recall those jackets, John. I believe the tannery change was around 1992, but all I can really recall is having some issues with flaking in the early 1990's.
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    Does Aero make the most `Period-Correct' B-3 Jacket?

    Ahhhh, ok. Thanks for the reply. It was likely just a shift in batches and nothing deliberate since ELC did not change sheepskin tanneries in the timeframe we're talking about, though the leather finishers they used may have changed then. I do recall some merino skins that John Lever loves...
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    Does Aero make the most `Period-Correct' B-3 Jacket?

    I do recall these well, John, and seeing this brings back a lot of memories. I can't see the zipper, but the nickel Talon with wartime bell-shaped puller showed up in 1994, as I recall; brass with bell-shaped pullers would have been earlier, and in 1990 the brass Talon's didn't even have...
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    Does Aero make the most `Period-Correct' B-3 Jacket?

    Yes, horse hide trim did come out about 1990-91 simply because customers in the USA were asking for it (and had no knowledge of goat and steer use on AAF jackets), but the finish on the sheepskin was polyacrylate lacquer. The old ELC color B-3 promo page from 1989 and before states this, I do...
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    Does Aero make the most `Period-Correct' B-3 Jacket?

    Yes, they indeed do still offer this finish and have never not offered it, except on the SFAD 1937 B-3 in merino, which, of course, correctly has no finish. This may be my fave B-3 to wear simply due to comfort, flexibility, and looks that are so dissimilar to just about anything available in...

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