They do according to the pictures that I have seen. I know Cooper made jackets and maybe one or so other manufacturers skipped out on the horizontal line stitching.
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The Great Flight Jacket Thread (wearing/buying Leather, NOMEX, WEP jackets/patches)
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What's your concern about different stitching? Accuracy to "spec", uniformity, or something else?
A little bit of both. My current API issue jacket has the horizontal line that Griz posted. While I realize that many past jackets don't have that line, I want to match the current and recent issues which do, as best as possible within reason.
To each his own, but I question whether the presence or absence of a small horizontal line next to the zipper is “within reason.” Does it DO anything? Otherwise, that’s bordering on saying “your shoes can’t just be Oxfords; they have to have a foam sole just like the Bates ones do.”
Or if you want to go against current issue and go for something more “original,” try Eastman Leather. I have their G-1 and it’s fantastic.
https://www.eastmanleather.com/usn-eastman-jackets/182-eastman-g-1.html
You can order them in the US through History Preservation Associates:
https://www.historypreservation.com...sn-g-1-intermediate-flying-jacket-spec-55j14/
Otherwise I’ll second the recommendation for Aero Leather. I don’t have a G-1 from them, but I have experience with their Highwayman and Long Half Belt jackets. I liked the LHB so much that I bought a second one. They are a family-owned company and I have had excellent service from them (especially from Holly).
https://www.eastmanleather.com/usn-eastman-jackets/182-eastman-g-1.html
You can order them in the US through History Preservation Associates:
https://www.historypreservation.com...sn-g-1-intermediate-flying-jacket-spec-55j14/
Otherwise I’ll second the recommendation for Aero Leather. I don’t have a G-1 from them, but I have experience with their Highwayman and Long Half Belt jackets. I liked the LHB so much that I bought a second one. They are a family-owned company and I have had excellent service from them (especially from Holly).
We need to talk. Would love to hear more about your aero leather jackets. I've been eyeing one for years and have been reluctant to pull the trigger because I've never seen one in person. I've also been eyeing taylor stitch/golden bears Moto jacket.
My "uneducated guess" is that the horizontal stitched line under discussion above is simply a (random?) "economy" decision...this particular piece of leather is 2 inches too short to do it one-piece, so we'll tack on the little drop-down feature on this jacket. Or maybe they do it for a whole run, I dunno.
That looks awesome. Unfortunately, I think it's straying from "jacket money" into "watch money".
#CODLife
Turns out there's a few things Google dosen't know, or is just hard to find.
Is there a patch/sewing shop in Corpus that's comparable to wings and things in Pensacola? I'm looking for a few more patches I haven't been able to find online and will need someone to do a lot heavy duty sewing when I find them.
Is there a patch/sewing shop in Corpus that's comparable to wings and things in Pensacola? I'm looking for a few more patches I haven't been able to find online and will need someone to do a lot heavy duty sewing when I find them.
Motorcycle leather shops usually do a good job. Should be a couple in CC. Cycle plaza or CC H-D could tell you where the locals go.
