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Review: Replacment Knit Parts for B-15 Jackets


Baron3-6
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Hi All-

Bought a solid B-15 jacket a few weeks back with the intent of replacing the knit parts (they were litterally in tatters and not even static display worthy). Anyways I found this item posted on ebay, thought I'd review it for the members here:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251373734361

 

Construction: Good. The cuff pieces do not have seams.

 

Color: The picture on th auction makes them look more toward OD3 or tanker jacket cuffs. The one's that arrived are more of a true AAF medium green, fairly strong. They are not the 50's-present USAF sage. When compared to scraps of the original knit I cut off they are maybe a hair off - not so much to worry with...I'm sure even with dye variations and manufacturers the war time ones varied a bit as well.

 

Price: An offer of $20 + shippping was accepted and very reasonable. The order arrived from Hong Kong within 2 weeks.

 

We'll see how they tun out once I get a lady here to install them on the jacket. I know that there are probably museum-grade repro knit pieces on the market for the choice collector, but for the money I'm pretty happy being a guy who takes pride in preserving something and not spending the next paycheck.

 

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Actually, they look pretty good. Replacing shredded cuffs / knitwear can transform a jacket. Britain's Eastman Leather Co used to offer such a repair service and I had a couple of similarly damaged flight jackets refurbished by them. Obviously, as pros they did a perfect job and I was well-pleased with the outcome...but it wasn't cheap! Good luck with your restoration! Be sure to post some pics of the end result.

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