Our flawless reproduction of the late World War II / early Korean War G-1 Flight Jacket. Thick, tightly-grained, supple Seal Brown Goatskin, incredibly strong yet as pliable as butter right out of the box. Customers worship famous LOST WORLDS Goatskin: it has it all, and more.  Wear it in any weather, the wetter the better. (If you buy a so-called "authentic" flight or any so-called "rugged" leather jacket that doesn't thrive in the rain, that spots, stains -- you've been had.)  Genuine pure Rayon Satin Lining. Single-ply bidirectional 100% Wool Waistband with matching double-ply tube Cuffs. Genuine Lamb Shearling Mouton Collar (which after years of use begins to fade to Golden Brown -- we don't antique our materials for fashion effect). Brass Talon Zipper. This is the way it was.

The best G-1s were made WWII-1961. In our view G-1s (whatever their nomenclature at time of production) were far less inconsistent in manufacturing quality than A-2s of the same era. Of course, far fewer G-1s were made than A-2s but a contract quota is a contract quota. (Yet we've also seen some very bad examples from major, revered original WWII manufacturers.) Minor specification and material changes began to appear before the Korean War, more dramatic ones around 1962, but the G-1 remained generally good (if nowhere as good) until 1969 when a Wool/Synthetic blend displaced the Lamb Shearling Collar. Shortly a cheapskate Cowhide (duplicitously embossed with a fake Goatskin grain) replaced the Goatskin, and the quality rout was on. Thus our G-1 may not be your father's G-1 -- it could be your grandfather's! There's that much difference even between original jackets depending on when they were issued. So when a vendor claims "genuine USN G-1," it's usually meaningless in terms of the classic G-1 issued between 1941-68.  (Yes, yes, we know that during WWII the G-1 was called M422-A, ANJ-3A, AN6550, 55J14, etc. --  it's still the classic G-1 -- save us from the recipe list erudition of internet "academics." )