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  1. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Another Willis & Geiger G-1 “action” shot from deepest, darkest Asia
  2. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    My W&G G-1 getting a thorough drenching during monsoon rain on a recent trip thru Asia (my wife took the pic from a warm, dry coffee shop across the road! :))
  3. thor

    Will hopefully receive a Bronson N-1 in navy blue today

    Cool jacket! Fit looks good. Wear it in good health :)
  4. thor

    Cxl

    Here’s the source of the 9 oz CXL...:p
  5. thor

    New black leather uniform jackets for SWO Navy officers

    https://www.uswings.com/product/surface-warfare-officers-jackets/ Apparently US Wings is the official supplier for these Navy Surface Warfare Officer leather jackets. They will be made of black cowhide.
  7. thor

    WTB 60s USN A-2 Deck Jacket sz M

    I just saw a “65” on the label after a quick glance at the pic. Sorry for the confusion
  8. thor

    WTB 60s USN A-2 Deck Jacket sz M

    This one is on eBay now (not my listing). Size L and it’s 1965 I think.
  9. thor

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    Just picked up a 1974 A-2 deck jacket off the ‘Bay in excellent condition (at a very good price!) and it’s a size XL (pit to pit of 27” so it’s closer to a XXL). Made by the Vanderbilt Shirt Company. It seems there was some general fluctuations in sizing among the various manufacturers of these...
  10. thor

    Lost Worlds G-1 Review/experience

    Not to make this a LW versus Eastman debate (we all have our preferences for our own reasons), I think folks value and prefer certain characteristics of a leather jacket (or of a leather jacket company/business) in ways which appeal to us. Some prioritize accuracy of materials over all else...
  11. thor

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    In the 1980 movie “Raise the Titanic” (pretty good flick!) you’ll see a mix of Navy deck jackets; the hero “Dirk Pitt” wears a WWII blue hook-front deck jacket while there are also blue and green 1970-1980 era deck jackets galore.
  13. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Original Willis & Geiger WWII M-422 jackets are of course very collectible and very well made. They did after all design the M-422 jacket for the Navy and received several wartime contracts. The company went thru ups and downs over the years before going out of business in the 1990’s. If you...
  14. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Seeing that real nice russet goatskin jacket that @regius posted, I figured I’d post a close-up shot of the russet goat of my Willis & Geiger G-1 (on a recent business trip flying over Singapore Harbor).
  15. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Another really great pic of a jacket being worn while doing some cool real-world stuff.
  16. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Really, really cool pics! I like seeing jackets “out in the wild”, worn in different environments while doing different things.
  17. thor

    Lost Worlds G-1 Review/experience

    I had an Eastman m-422a (about 8 years ago) as well as a LW G-1. Sold the Eastman but still have the LW. The Eastman was nice but on my particular jacket the goatskin was very stiff and took forever to break in and get comfortable in it. Also the mouton fur on the collar was very curly and tight...
  19. thor

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    AE-21 was USS SURIBACHI, an ammo ship in service from 1956-1994. I really like that you can sometimes track the history of a deck jacket thru the date of manufacture on the label and the stenciling on the back of the jacket.
  20. thor

    USN Deck Jackets period / repop

    Buzz Rickson A-2 deck jacket. Great quality and fit! Ordered this off Amazon from Rodeo-Japan. Jacket was delivered in 4 days from Japan, no extra import or customs charges. I added the “U.S. Navy” tape over the chest pocket.
  21. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Buzz Rickson A-2 Navy deck jacket
  22. thor

    New black leather uniform jackets for SWO Navy officers

    I’m thinking the black color in some small way relates to being a “black shoe” (surface warfare officer) as opposed to the “brown shoe” aviation community. And a very common outerwear garment worn with khakis has been the black cotton “Eisenhower” jacket. So perhaps the Uniform Board figured...
  23. thor

    New black leather uniform jackets for SWO Navy officers

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