Thanks, everyone! I'm glad everyone seems to be enjoying reading all this as much as I do experiencing and writing it.
No pictures, but I had a last-minute visit the other day from a Japanese dealer. A couple of times every year, he makes a big loop through America, hitting vintage shops...
Rules of the House
Suggested Reading List
Irvin Jacket Sizes
The Irvin thread
Trench Coat Reference Photos
PeaCoat Dating
A-2 Manufacturer and Series Lists
Mold
How to paint a leather jacket
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If you live in a cold or windy place, the under the collar throat latch is a useful feature. There's a reason it was a staple on jackets and coats for decades.
The gun pocket theory is completely inaccurate, made up much much later on. D-Pockets came from early flight suits, for maps. The design made the jump from full flight suits to aviation jackets, then to motorcycle jackets. There's some more detailed discussion of it a couple of posts back.
We went back to Billings again yesterday. It's an easy 140 mile drive which makes for a busy day trip or a relaxed overnight. We opted for the overnight, staying at the Dude Rancher again. There are pics of it in the first post of this thread. We hit town around 5:00, just as the sun was...
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