Good Wear Leather Coat Company
Good Wear Leather Coat Company
Good Wear Leather Coat Company
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Breier of Amsterdam U.S. Navy G-1 Flight Jacket
Price: $380.00 (used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: slender but comfortable in the right size
Goatskin: dark brown pigment finish
Lining: dark turquoise viscose rayon
Knits: dark brown wool (cuffs replaced)
Mouton: replaced with vintage NOS in reddish brown shade
Zipper: reproduction Conmar with original slider
Size: 42

This jacket is an original MIL-J-7823 G-1, from around 1956-1957. The jacket has great goatskin, but the collar, cuffs, and zipper needed to be replaced. We did this and the jacket is ready for another six decades of use. The size is a typical 42, if one is familiar with Naval leather jackets.

The lining has a very interesting dark turquoise shade, and every original from this small contract that we've seen does as well. We've also seen one L.W. Foster Amendment #2 G-1 with the same lining. The rest of the jacket is typical of those from this era, and the wind flap has USN punched in, and no painted USN behind the collar. The cuffs are replaced, and the waistband is original, with a few small holes, but nothing worth the need for a full replacement. The lining has fading down the center, but is otherwise in great condition.

The Amendment process had 1, 2 and 3, and though many have speculated over what these amendments stood for, the reasons are very technical. We have all the documentation from the Navy on the 7823 through 7823E series, and each of the three amendments are short notations of different specs for parts or construction. We are including large scans from our files of the Amendment #3, which only the Breier contract seems to have on the label.

Page 1 of Amendment #3
Page 2 of Amendment #3

The information is quite fascinating, but even more so is the full 7823 spec sheet, which covers all aspects of construction of these Navy jackets.

The jacket is definitely used, but is clean, has no bad odors, and looks very classy with the pattern and small collar profile. Please feel free to ask any questions before a sale, and tell us your height, weight and chest measurement in inches. Not much is known about the original company, but we have seen several vintage civilian jackets that they made. A quick Google search does show quite a number of civilian jackets. They were based in Amsterdam, New York.

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Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Original Breier of Amsterdam 7823 G-1 Flight Jacket
Sizing Chart


Jacket dimensions:

 Front along zipper 24"
 Front chest under arms 23.5"
 Back width under arms 23" (pleats add 8")
 Back height 26.75"
 Shoulder width 19.5"
 Sleeves, from shoulder to end 25.75"

Breier of Amsterdam U.S. Navy G-1 Flight Jacket
Price: $380.00 (used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: slender but comfortable in the right size
Goatskin: dark brown pigment finish
Lining: dark turquoise viscose rayon
Knits: dark brown wool (cuffs replaced)
Mouton: replaced with vintage NOS in reddish brown shade
Zipper: reproduction Conmar with original slider
Size: 42

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).


Shipping costs are $35.00 for customers within the U.S.A (insured Priority Mail), and $60.00 for customers outside of the U.S.A., using USPS EMS trackable shipping. 		« Return