Good Wear Leather Coat Company
Good Wear Leather Coat Company
Good Wear Leather Coat Company
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G-1 MIL-J-7823B Flight Jacket
Price: $345.00 (used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: this pattern is very comfortable in the correct size
Leather: typical Naval 1960s seal brown goatskin
Lining: olive nylon, great condition
Mouton: dark reddish brown, great condition
Knits: all original, great condition
Thread: nylon, all solid
Zipper: original blackened Conmar, great condition
Size: 42

We have an original G-1 jacket available. These jackets are from an era when the Navy supplied the patterns, so these have a more common fit between makers. Irvin B. Foster was the son of Lou (L.W.) Foster, and Irvin continued the family trade with leather jackets after his father left the industry to make leisure suits in 1960. The Irvin B. Foster G-1s are superb in quality, and are the end of an era when patterns, materials, and workmanship were as high as one could go with mass-production clothing.

The condition is superb, with all parts being original and in excellent condition. The front panels had one patch on the right side, and then a name tag on the left side, but the holes aren't extreme. The knits are great, with only one small hole on the left cuff, not worth darning. The mouton is wonderful. Note the zipper at the bottom...these were made short for some reason, and this is seen on all the 7823B contract jackets.

This G-1 would ideally fit someone in the range of 5'9" to 6'1" with a chest of 41-43", and a weight of about 175-195 pounds.

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Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Vintage U.S. Navy G-1 MIL-J-7823B Goatskin Flight Jacket

Sizing Chart


Jacket dimensions:

 Front along zipper 24"
 Front chest under arms 23"
 Back width under arms 23"
 Back height 25.75"
 Shoulder width 20.25"
 Sleeves, from shoulder to end of cuff 25.5"

G-1 MIL-J-7823B Flight Jacket
Price: $345.00 (used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: this pattern is very comfortable in the correct size
Leather: typical Naval 1960s seal brown goatskin
Lining: olive nylon, great condition
Mouton: dark reddish brown, great condition
Knits: all original, great condition
Thread: nylon, all solid
Zipper: original blackened Conmar, great condition
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. Shipping costs in addition are $50.00 for customers within the U.S.A, and $80.00 for customers outside of the U.S.A., using USPS EMS trackable shipping.
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