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Flying Equipment Co. G-1 Jacket
Price: $450.00 (lightly used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: comfortable fit in the right size
Leather: chrome tanned aniline finish seal brown goatskin
Lining: dark turquoise viscose rayon
Mouton: excellent near-new condition
Knits: great waistband, replaced cuffs
Zipper: jacket was made with a brown Talon, which is great
Size: 44

This jacket is a vintage G-1 from the 1950s, made by Flying Equipment Co. We believe that this is actually Star Sportswear, as the details between most Flying Equipment Co. jackets that we've seen are identical to the contract 55J14 jackets made by Star. We've handled for other originals, and they are dead-on accurate for Star. This jacket, like some others we've seen using Google, is a bit different. We believe that it was made in the late 1950s, rather than the earlier 1950s like most of the Flying Equipment examples. The body pattern is just like Star (narrow back panel, wide front panels), but the interior of both the inner pocket and front patch pockets is lined with green cotton, rather than off-white, as earlier jackets were made.

We believe that these jackets were first made as a sub-company of Star, to sell off overstock G-1 jackets made in-house. Often in military contracts, a solid quantity of leather, parts and material would be provided—far more than what was needed to fulfill the contract. The company could do whatever they wanted with the overstock, and in most cases, it seems they would just keep making jackets, and sell them to distributors or by mail order with a different label. In this case, we think it might have been through the Navy's PX system. We've seen a number of these jackets with patches and name tags, and that would be possible if jackets could be purchased through the PX. This particular jacket would have been made later, though for the same reason. If one does a Google search for Flying Equipment Co. G-1 jackets, this will bear out.

This jacket was only lightly used, and has very heavy but comfortable goatskin. The grain is just beautiful. The quality of workmanship is excellent as well. The lining, which is a dark turquoise color (seen on several original L.W. Foster and the Breier of Amsterdam G-1 jackets) is in excellent condition, having one tear above the label (in photo below). The mouton is just amazing, plush and full. The waistband is great, and the cuffs were replaced by us in a matching wool shade. The zipper is a 1950s Talon, with slider and stopper painted brown.

There is a bit of flaking of the surface color of the goatskin on the back belt. This is only on the surface, but the body of the leather of the belt is just fine. This is very minor, and wasn't even noticed until seen in direct sunlight.

No patches or name tags were ever applied to the jacket.

This jacket will ideally fit a person who is 5'10" to 6'2", with a chest circumference of 43-45", and weight of 180-210 pounds.

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Flying Equipment Co. G-1 55J14 Jacket Goatskin
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Flying Equipment Co. G-1 55J14 Jacket Goatskin
Flying Equipment Co. G-1 55J14 Jacket Goatskin
Sizing Chart


Jacket dimensions:

 Front along zipper 24"
 Front chest under arms 25"
 Back width under arms 25" (+8" pleats)
 Back height 27.25"
 Shoulder width 20"
 Sleeves, from shoulder to end 26.75"

Flying Equipment Co. G-1 Jacket
Price: $450.00 (lightly used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: comfortable fit in the right size
Leather: chrome tanned aniline finish seal brown goatskin
Lining: dark turquoise viscose rayon
Mouton: excellent near-new condition
Knits: great waistband, replaced cuffs
Zipper: jacket was made with a brown Talon, which is great
Size: 44

Shipping
Our standard shipping costs are $45.00 for customers within the U.S.A (insured Priority Mail), and $72.00 for customers outside of the U.S.A., using USPS EMS trackable shipping.

Payment
Payment can be made either by credit card, check, or using PayPal.com, with our moniker of info@goodwearleather.com. For credit cards, please email your intent to purchase the jacket, and we will email a SecureNet form to fill out with your credit card information (within the USA - we have to receive your information via phone or email for international transactions).
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