Well I got my G1 back from Byson Leathers, who have carried out a major refurbishment of the badly treated LW Foster 55J14 I bought on eBay a month ago. It was in a hell of a state - sticky with too much Pecards, wrong Knits - badly stitched on messing with the lining, ripped male side of zipper lining ripped etc etc. I followed armscyes advice on getting rid of mould (it's a sticky in outerwear), to get rid of the excess Pecards and applied a light dressing of Effax Lederbalsam when it was dry. I then sent it to Byson. They have supplied and fitted a period new old stock conmar zipper, patched the lining stitched in my new knits beautifully realigning the lining, replaced the action back elastics etc. I am really pleased with their work - judge for yourself http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/robrinay/library/G1
That G-1 looks great! What a save! I need to get new knits for my latest G-1. Was Byson expensive?
BTW, your pic, that's a Prisoner blazer, right? Very cool!
^The Prisoner is the greatest show ever.
Byson prices are quoted clearly on their website and they were fast at answering emails when I asked them specifics. I thought the charges were very reasonable and paid for themselves in the value added to the jacket.That G-1 looks great! What a save! I need to get new knits for my latest G-1. Was Byson expensive?
BTW, your pic, that's a Prisoner blazer, right? Very cool!
Byson prices are quoted clearly on their website and they were fast at answering emails when I asked them specifics. I thought the charges were very reasonable and paid for themselves in the value added to the jacket.
http://www.bysonleather.co.uk/BYSON LEATHERS FLYING PRICE.htm
Yes its a Prisoner blazer - pic taken on my Honeymoon in 'The Village' Portmeiron. We drove down in a rented Morgan (my favourite fantasy car), rather than a Lotus 7 and stayed in Portmeiron. Great series - I've got the box set of dvds if anyone wants to borrow them.
Rob
excellent! - had I but thought of it?That's fantastic!
Did you get up every morning and shout at your wife 'I am a free man!'?
Nice jackets! Love that collar color.
Wow, where do you guys find these jackets? Of course, being a 46-48 these days cuts me out of heart of the envelope on these.
You have every reason to be suspicious Big J. Most likely to be a recent reproduction.
As far as I know no issue item has a country of origin tag in the first place. (a stamp could be added later to a surplus item for export purpose, though)
Also the waist and cuff bands don't seem to be single-ply as with earlier versions of the G-1, zippers are not the smaller ones, hanger loop looks different, etc..