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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    Thank you, Stand By, for the request. I will do my best to make this happen. If we get a lull in business right before Christmas, I think I can squeeze this in with a shoot on the .50 CAL. A-1; otherwise, it'll be slated for Jan. when I get back. There's also a more realistic chance of just...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    My supreme thanks and respect are extended to you, PN. Perfect!
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    Thank YOU, El Marro! I just try my best to keep all of the plates spinning and remain thoughtful of individual needs. It is a pleasure to work with you and your patronage is sincerely valued. Lets' see if we can;'t get this fit all situated in the next try ...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    As Stand By suggested, Butte, please take no personal offense for this delayed reply. I sincerely appreciate your enthusiasm, but this is the height of holiday buying right now and there just aren't enough hours in the day to maintain a 24-hour window to reply, which is my normal endeavor...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    Thank you, Stand By, for jumping in here. Health is improving, I am most grateful to say (feeling quite good and performing at normal levels, though it's a long-term plan of wellness that is underway that could be 1-2 years for full fruition), but the volumes of lost time cannot be made up...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    You are on the right track, Big J, and I had forgotten about Michael Caine's jacket in "The Eagle Has Landed." Boy, I recall seeing that in the theater and how it further fueled my interest in the Left. jacket style. I think the style is both sportier and dressier than the A-2, which is...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    But you can return them after trying on, CBI. At least you should be able to when buying new, and if I was the seller of something used, you'd also have a return option. It just doesn't seem at all professional to not offer returns when you cannot see the item in person.
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    It's possible, Willyto, that ELC made some capeskin versions as either custom orders or on an experimental basis, but I do not know this. Gary made me both goatskin and horsehide versions in brown when neither the hides nor colors were available in the late '90's, so capeskin versions could...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    I agree with you, Ton. This is a detail I admired on the style the first time I laid eyes on it back in the fall of 1989. Those early jackets also had leather zipper fobs in that typical teardrop shape you find on Luft. flying gear, but that design was short lived with ELC and they changed...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    Thanks for the inquiry, Thuggee! Yes, this is certainly lighter in weight than any ELC A-2 due to the inherent properties of capeskin and how ELC specifies their cape to be. As I have stated, vintage issue-type A-1's are so supremely rare that infinitely few have ever handled one, but I've...
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    MA-1 Flight jacket

    Thank you so very, very much, Big J, for those heartfelt sentiments, condolences, and words of profound wisdom. We believe that everything is always working out for us because everything is always working out for us, even when it's hard to see at times. The extreme challenges of the last...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    This will be sorted out, as already noted, PN, once we get past the madness of Christmas shoppers! :-) Thank you for your kind interest.
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    Stand By, thank you so much for sharing your own experiences and anecdotes on this style. Your friend indeed did get the earliest version, before there was a set production standard that was photographed for the d ELC brochure of the era. My interest in a Luft. style goes back to my...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    This is part of the .50 Cal. Collection, and all items in the collection come with a hand-applied process that has evolved many times over the years to get to this level of "naturalness" in appearance. The same basic items in this collection (caps, jackets, etc.) are available w/ out the...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    Thank you, TREEMAN! You obviously have exceptional taste! ;-)
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    Duly noted, CBI. I hope time will allow after Christmas to get some fit pics together for this style and a few others I'd like to have posted, though as I mentioned earlier in this post, the fit is identical to the Original-Maker version. Please stay tuned ...
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    MA-1 Flight jacket

    Oh, boy, can I ever relate to this! It is what we make it, no doubt in my mind, but the nibbles it takes from us can really add up, if allowed. My mom left us Nov. 2016, my other half's mom did the same 3 days after Thanksgiving this year, and I've been making progress against debilitating...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing Ostmann Luftwaffe Jacket Brown

    DGM, late 1989-early 1990 was the premier of the ELC Luft. jacket (I got mine Feb. 1990) and these were all cowhide at the time. I cannot say exactly when they became HH, but it was much more recently, though back when ELC took custom orders, you could request HH. Brown was not an available...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    I'll readily accept my devilish horns, pointed tail, and fork on this. I have been likened to a "pusher" in the past for such things and it brings a grin to my face knowing others can be weakened in the same way as I. ;-) Yes, my friend, that's exactly what I just referred to in this thread's...
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    Eastman Leather Clothing A-1 Jacket .50 Cal. Collection - NEW Capeskin

    Thank you, John, I'm delighted you like this new version and its related TimeWear. When the sample arrived, I was totally blown away, and when the first jackets in our order showed up, it was again fabulous to see that this now seems to be the norm for what we can expect to see from these...
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