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B-10 restoration


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About a year ago I was lucky enough to get a grouping that was from a 340th BG bombardier, that included his B-10. It had been worn to death by first his own kid and then the neighbor kid who was the one who put it on eBay.

 

As is my nature I guess, I saw something that needed saving so I went for it. First photos show it as I got it, along with the other bits included. Note the condition of the patches, the missing name strip and opening etc.

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I know I probably broke some unwritten rule, but I came to the conclusion that I wanted to repair and restore the jacket and preserve what was left of the patches separate from the jacket, while replacing them if I could with ones that would show how the jacket looked when it was being worn in 1945. Johnny Signor to the rescue. he produced the replacements for me and I went looking for someone to do the repairs. It took a while, and it's still a 70+ year old jacket, but I think it's a bit closer to what it used to look like. I was able to save the two patches that were somewhat savable off the jacket along with an extra flag patch that was in the group when I got it. My understanding is these were Italian made. Don't be too hard on me if I broke the code :)

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  • 7 months later...

I like what you have done to bring your B-10 back to life. It didn't have much life left in it before you started.

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Outstanding job. Was there no way to repair the shoulders?

Thanks.

Ronnie

It's repaired. That one I was able to do

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Who ended up doing the repairs?

 

- Henry

These folks

 

http://treasuredgarmentrestoration.com

 

Wasn't cheap but well worth it. They've done two B-10s and two Ike jackets. I'm a sucker for "wayward" bits that in my mind deserve to be saved :)

 

Link to the thread showing the English made Ike they did their best to save for me. One of my prized pieces.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/263538-english-made-ike-restorationor-possibly-a-fools-errand/

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