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  1. thor

    G-1 Jacket Purchase

    Wow! Looks GREAT! Congratulations and wear it in good health.
  2. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Cool fedora!
  3. thor

    Cockpit USA mil spec G1 jacket

    I’ve got one of these Mil-Spec Cockpit G-1’s (patched up with various unit and qualification patches from my Navy career). It is definitely slimmer than their usual oversized G-1 jackets. However it does not have a seam at the front waistband (near bottom of zipper) that you see on almost every...
  4. thor

    G-1 Jacket Purchase

    I was going to ask the same question as @ElMarro did; who did the work on the jacket? Looks superb!
  5. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I thought my G-1 collection was “complete” (ha!) but I found a real gem: a 2002 Excelled Navy-issue G-1 in a rare size 48 Long that dates to the year and month that I was selected for advancement to Navy Chief (a major milestone to the lucky few in the Navy chosen for this position). Picked this...
  7. thor

    G-1 Jacket Purchase

    I just buy replacement knits online (a complete set runs about $30) and I have a local tailor do the job (been going to her for years and she does excellent work!).
  8. thor

    G-1 Jacket Purchase

    Wow that is a great looking D-series Brill Bros G-1! And that label is pristine. The 1968 year of manufacturing is very clearly marked. Plus the mouton fur is aged to perfection! Grab it! Just change the knits and enjoy a low-price vintage original.
  9. thor

    G-1 Jacket Purchase

    The G-1 is my favorite style jacket and I own about 25, both original and repro. You can’t beat the look & feel and overall character of an original, but finding one in the right size and in good condition can be difficult. I have an original G-1 that I obtained from a P-3 pilot and it’s a...
  10. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Spent the weekend in Philly, home of the (rather forlorn) SS UNITED STATES, putting some mileage on my goatskin Willis & Geiger G-1: Amtrak Acela train ride, Phillies game, traipsing around the city museums, even managed to climb into the cockpit of a T-33 jet trainer (love the thick goatskin on...
  11. thor

    Leather winter jacket - Classic Shearling Jacket vs. Shearling Lining

    Here’s a crazy idea that actually worked: I bought a Gibson & Barnes Civil G-1 (with the side handwarmer pockets) off eBay that was a size too big for me (super-duper low price on a jacket that was basically brand new). I had a lightweight Eddie Bauer 700 goose down jacket that was sitting in my...
  13. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I sold my LW Raider and I miss it every day! Tho I do have a couple other G-8 style jackets, there’s something special about Lost Worlds.:rolleyes:
  14. thor

    Help with G-1 provenance

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident This “peacetime” incident between a Navy P-3 and two intercepting Chinese jet fighters is real edge-of-your-seat reading. The Navy pilot certainly had “The Right Stuff”!
  15. thor

    Help with G-1 provenance

    Early 1970’s Star Sportswear military issue G-1. Looks like it is still made of goatskin, not that grain-embossed cowhide leather. Cuffs are totally “fugly” but good quality replacement knits are readily available on eBay and elsewhere.
  16. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Thunder, lightning, torrential rain and a Lost Worlds G-1.
  17. thor

    Share your jacket patina/scar story

    Had a run-in with this guy and he almost put a nick in my Lost Worlds leather jacket with his 6 inch incisors but the LW hide won out :p
  19. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Another day, another G-1; sunrise at the ship docks, Lost Worlds G-1.
  20. thor

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Great photo! That’s Jim Lovell in the G-1 jacket (the very epitome of “cool”).
  21. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Willis & Geiger M-422 (the navigation chart of NY Harbor makes a pretty cool photo backdrop:cool:)
  22. thor

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    On August 2, 1935, tunnel engineer Harry Stripling makes the inaugural crawl-thru of what would become the first tube of the Lincoln Tunnel. Stripling crawled 1.5 miles thru a dark, muddy borehole that was only 30 inches wide, wearing a leather jacket and fedora no less!
  23. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    The EMPIRE STATE (and her sistership GARDEN STATE) are usually up in Weehawken doing the Midtown Manhattan route, but the ferries get switched around quite often! I’m glad to hear that you’re one of our regulars!!!:)

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