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I just got this US wings vintage cowhide jacket from Minnesota Jones and man it's and awsome jacket so I thought I would post a pic I just noticed the bag is on the wrong side.
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and here's a link to the resthttp://photobucket.com/albums/v242/highlander21/

Looks great! Congrats. Btw, what kind of hat is that?

It's an akubra squatter on the sites the hat lookes like it has a small crown but it's fairly tall I think un bashed it comes in at 5 1/2 inches tall

Very nice jacket

Those guns in your photos collection are real?

indyguy wrote:It's an akubra squatter on the sites the hat lookes like it has a small crown but it's fairly tall I think un bashed it comes in at 5 1/2 inches tall

Thanks. It looks good.

Is that an M1 in your pictures? Is is real or deactivated?

yes the m1 is real it was made in late 1942.

Great jacket! Minnesota's gear is top notch, so you have a very nice jacktet there. I like the picture of you in your 101st Airborn uniform, very "Band of Brothers."

I'm so glad you like it, looks fantastic on you!

That IS a nice jacket

Ken

The jacket looks great, thanks for sharing your pics.

what is that behind you hanging on the wall?

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jpenman wrote:The jacket looks great, thanks for sharing your pics.

what is that behind you hanging on the wall?

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other personal interests maybe

jpenman wrote:The jacket looks great, thanks for sharing your pics.

what is that behind you hanging on the wall?

lol dude. My old history teacher has a youngdaughter and she accidently dialed 999 once. He teaches about the european dictators in the 20s 30s and 40s. The police came to door and asked to come in and saw all this stuff and were a bit puzzled. He had a time convincing them nothing was awry!

The stuff on the wall is my other hobby collecting ww2 items what's in the pic is a political party arm band and work book a repro ss dagger k98 ammo pouches and my US helmets,I collect ww2 firearms helmets flags and uniforms i'm a big history buff.

Thats a nice collection you've got! I'd love to get a M1 Garand to go along with my M1 Carbine and K98, but I can't seem to find $1000.

I found a guy who had been running a gunshop out of his house for years and he had two m1s for 500.00 each I snapped both of them up and am slowly restoring the one with ww2 parts I put a new ww2 barrel on it myself lockbar sights and a new stock,the list I have right now is 2 m1 garands,2 k98s one made in berlin the other made in austria,1 p38,1 luger,1 m1 carbine,1 britsh enfield,1 type 99 arisaka with mum and matching numbers,and one 1903 springfield with a semi scant stock,that's all I can think of at the moment of the ww2 firearms I have. I know it's a little off topic for here but if anybody would like pics of my collection to look at just let me know.

That jacket looks great!

Is the wooden handle of the dagger black or brown?

indyguy wrote:I found a guy who had been running a gunshop out of his house for years and he had two m1s for 500.00 each I snapped both of them up and am slowly restoring the one with ww2 parts I put a new ww2 barrel on it myself lockbar sights and a new stock,the list I have right now is 2 m1 garands,2 k98s one made in berlin the other made in austria,1 p38,1 luger,1 m1 carbine,1 britsh enfield,1 type 99 arisaka with mum and matching numbers,and one 1903 springfield with a semi scant stock,that's all I can think of at the moment of the ww2 firearms I have. I know it's a little off topic for here but if anybody would like pics of my collection to look at just let me know.

Id love to see some more pics of the M1. I own one myself (they are absolutly superb guns, I've never loved a rifle more than my M1), Im planning to start WWII reenacting next year, but as of now, Im only 15 so its not really possible.

Oh, and nice jacket!

the dagger handle is plastic it was a cheap repro ss dagger,as for the m1 I will get you some pics tomarrow.