Club Obi Wan

TheMechanic

I believe what he found is the same buckle as well. Of course I have no proof but I sincerely doubt that anyone alive or dead could possibly remember what vintage item they took those buckles off of. I've always suspected they were a vintage rifle strap buckle or some other type of surplus pouch buc...

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That is a gorgeous jacket! Wow. I like it.

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What a great looking jacket. I really like the color. Congrats!

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Hey Indy, I bet the whole '24' crowd would go nuts for them.

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I need to get my son one of those jackets. He's been asking for one to complete his outfit.
Looks great on him. He looks very happy.
Take care.

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Don't worry about offending me!

That is a great looking "wooley jumper". That double breasted front is classic.

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I've searched for this bag for weeks now and come up with nothing.
I thought a 1 snapped 3 drainage hole gasmask bag would be easier to find. Guess not.

TheMechanic

Look closer Jens, it's a MkVII style bag but it only has one snap on the flap and 3 drainage holes on the bottom!!
That ones got me scratching my head.

TheMechanic

Hey CTU92, good to see you here. I found it. It is this French ruck to which they might have added some external pockets- http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shopscr2104.html http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgroup/f1_rucksack.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgrou...

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Great LC shot there. You can really see the jacket distressing great in that picture.

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A wristwatch maybe?

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Yeah I found that a few months ago and posted screen captures. Takes a good eye to catch it as the camera never settles down on that film!

TheMechanic

If you have Windows Media Player you can do screen grabs. It's called the "snipping tool". You have to go into the help menu somewhere and find it.

TheMechanic

Safari hunters have used epauletts for 100 years to secure binoculars, cameras, canteens and game bags to keep them from slipping off their shoulders. I buttoned my 7 year old sons Indy bag strap under his epaulett this Halloween because it kept slipping around. If you'll notice, all Safari shirts t...

TheMechanic

Could just be the wet-forming of the pistol too. After holsters are formed they tend to twist and take on a different shape.

TheMechanic

Could this be Jackman's holster?

http://onlinemilitaria.net/shopexd.asp?id=3736&bc=no

Made to fit 6" barrels, new from What Price Glory.

TheMechanic

When Magnoli first offered the Roy Hobbs jacket it was available in what he called a "cheap Chinese leather" which is why it was $195 I guess. The leather he uses now is light years better and the price now reflects that.

TheMechanic

Ford filmed "What Lies Beneath" right here in my town and only a few months later I had a 3 day film workshop with the head of our state Film Commission. The film commissioner was responsible for getting the film company here to shoot their movie and she was on-set almost everyday with For...

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Don't buy the 1" strap from Tandy, it's WAY too thick for a bag strap. I got some and it's almost 3/16" thick! It's too thick to even fold over onto itself.

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I prefer the Todd's strap (for the color) and the Adventurebilt buckle. I've tried all the other combinations and this one works best for me and what I see on screen.

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Jackman is wearing the holster cross-draw or "Cavalry" style. Most mounted horsemen wear their pistol cross draw because it's easier to access when seated in the saddle.

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Well, Indy style holster. Very very close to the Raiders holster for sure. A bit longer perhaps. Also, I wonder if that's an Akubra he's wearing? http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgroup/australiamoviedotnet_scan_CowboysIn.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgroup/au...

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I just found this one in their new catalog yesterday. It is pretty sweet. And since I get their catalogs about twice a month and this is the first time they've offered it, I reckon they have plenty in stock.

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Nice looking jacket but the sleeves look to be about 2" too short.

TheMechanic

Motor Cowboy does make an Indy boot. Just ask Magnoli.

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Gotcha. It's alot easier dealing with shorter epaulets.

TheMechanic

It all depends on your shoulder width Henry. My shoulders absolutley fill out the Todds shirt and therefore the epaulets are dead on for me but someone with narrower shoulders than me would have the epaulet drooping down their arm and it would appear too long. For me the AB epaulets are obviuosly to...

TheMechanic

No doubt Magnoli's shirts are nice and tailor made, however they are made of a heavier cotton twill and some features are not screen accurate. Mag's shirt has a top stitch around all the seams (like the Wested shirt) which the original did not and I don't believe it has the pen pocket either.

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The LC and CS shirts had much shorter, and pointed epauletts compared to the raiders shirt.

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That National Geographic sweater is the Orvis WW2 "Mechanics" sweater. Orvis sells them for $98.00.
Orvis also has some really nice cardigans like in MOTB. You should check them out.

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Glad I could help. I think they really are nice shirts.

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The older style Finnish gas mask bags are even closer than that. I saw 6 or 7 on Ebay yesterday. At a glance they look almost exactly like a MKVII.

TheMechanic

Thanks for being a good sport about all of it. Some people probably would have run away by now!
Stick around and have some fun. This is a good bunch of folks.
It's good having you here.

TheMechanic

Thanks again for sharing your gear with us. That is what COW is all about. As a man I'd like to apologize for all the knuckle draggers in here that can't behave themselves in the presense of a woman.
Keep up the good work.

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Lookin' good Nati!

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Lee Keppler makes a dedicated TOD strap. His phone number is-

1-619-647-6744

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Wow, thank you!

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Oh I will, thanks! I was wearing it today while playing outside with my son. We live on a busy road next to a McDonalds and there's always people walking past. My son was dressed completely as Indy and we got looks and smiles from everyone who passed by. In a college town where about half the people...

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You don't think a Tony Nowak jacket will be any different than a Wested?

Wow.

That's like saying there's really no difference between a reblocked HJ and an AB Deluxe.

TheMechanic

Bravo, that's great, Thanks for sharing.

TheMechanic

Some kind of Voodoo hex? Brotherhood of the Traveling Fedora, it magically fits anyone who puts it on.

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When I first put the hat on it was a little bit loose and tended to rest on top of my ears. I've worn it since on a few hot days here and the sweatband got sweaty. A couple days later I put it on and it's snugged up a little. It's just getting better and better.
Thanks again!

TheMechanic

Hey thanks. In that pic you can see some of my Indy stuff in the background. I just love the shape of the crown on this hat.
Mitch, I took the hat off to photograph it and promptly put it right back on.

Oh yeah, that bow looks great too doesn't it?

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Here's some more for you- http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgroup/100_1295.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgroup/100_1292.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgroup/100_1294.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgroup/100_1291.jpg

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Here's the bigger pic showing the armpit gusset- looks like it might be a 2 piece like the G&B.

As for large pockets, check this out-

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Lost Worlds claims that it never existed as well.

TheMechanic

You just have to know where to look. I have some great pics from Raiders but no scanner. :( It's hard to believe for so many years people didn't know about the pen pocket on the Raiders shirt when it's obvious in many old publicity photos. Just like the grooves on the holster. Easy to miss if you're...

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I don't know what Nowaks version will be made of, but I know it'll be the utmost quality. Not what some people want in a Raiders jacket, but we'll see how it turns out.

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I have even bigger pics than this and one other thing about the CS shirt, it's twill like Magnoli's.

No, the over the pocket pleat was not done on any of the other shirts.
Must be the new costume designers "signature".

TheMechanic

Here you go, Crystal Skull pockets. As you can see, there is the pen pocket. You'll also notice the pleats are sewn over the top of the pocket, thereby making the pocket unusable and merely decorative. Weird huh? http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/millenniumgroup/pocket.jpg http://i127.photobuc...

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