Re: Wow! Never seen A1 in original olive green

Posted by Rundquist from adsl-63-201-187-189.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net on April 09, 2001 at 16:44:10:

In Reply to: Re Lambskin posted by Mr. Wax on April 09, 2001 at 16:19:14:

: On the lostworlds inc website,

: http://www.lostworldsinc.com/A-1HorsehideLeatherFlightJacket.htm

: they mention that a 1926 contract for the A-1 flight jacket called for "fragile" lambskin. They also say this is why the A-1 is so rare nowadays. These guys are horse and goatskin nazis, but it's an interesting historical fact lending a tiny bit of true real life possible authenticity to a lambskin jacket worn by someone in the 1930's.

Thanks for the post. I own an A1, but I have never seen it reproduced in the original olive green, nor had I heard of on original lambskin spec. That would be a jacket not everyone has. I dig old flight jackets with buttons. I wonder what Indy might have worn 10 years earlier before the advent of the zipper.
Cheers

xxx

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• Its an interesting jacket... Patterson 17:12:24 4/09/2001 (0)

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