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<p>[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 7094240, member: 16283"]Got a few old WWII Military Flight Jackets moldering away in your storage unit ? Want to get them ID'ed-here's the place to go: vintageleatherjackets.org .</p><p>I had an old jacket a pal gave me 40 yrs ago after his dad passed-no labels/insignia.It was always a mystery to me-age etc.</p><p> They nailed immediately-#1 'Pretty sure it's a Block M-422A:Gotta be M-422 series-</p><p>zipper is early-war/thread-bound vent holes at the armpits, instead of grommets - a unique feature of the Blocks/salmon red lining, zipper construction and pockets shapes all match the Block.'</p><p>#2 'Yep my guess is HL Block M422a. Red liner, Embroidered vent holes and the pocket shape. The stencil appears to have been removed and covered up by something with a lighter shade of brown. With the Brass M-39 talon it could be a M422 as well.[ATTACH=full]421565[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]421566[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]421567[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 7094240, member: 16283"]Got a few old WWII Military Flight Jackets moldering away in your storage unit ? Want to get them ID'ed-here's the place to go: vintageleatherjackets.org . I had an old jacket a pal gave me 40 yrs ago after his dad passed-no labels/insignia.It was always a mystery to me-age etc. They nailed immediately-#1 'Pretty sure it's a Block M-422A:Gotta be M-422 series- zipper is early-war/thread-bound vent holes at the armpits, instead of grommets - a unique feature of the Blocks/salmon red lining, zipper construction and pockets shapes all match the Block.' #2 'Yep my guess is HL Block M422a. Red liner, Embroidered vent holes and the pocket shape. The stencil appears to have been removed and covered up by something with a lighter shade of brown. With the Brass M-39 talon it could be a M422 as well.[ATTACH=full]421565[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]421566[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]421567[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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