A flight suit?
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The inscription on the button "Extra Fin" is a kind of an advertising slogan and means a high quality product. The "FIN" indicates the button made in France. The German used the FEIN or FEINE while the British manufacturers used the " FINE" there.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Out of curiosity, is there a garment manufacturer's label still attached inside the flight suit somewhere?
Often, the label would be at the back of the garment below the collar, but I have seen them sometimes located inside, near the waist-line.
Often, the label would be at the back of the garment below the collar, but I have seen them sometimes located inside, near the waist-line.
IMHO there is nothing visible in the photos - only the #1 printed in that area.
The zipper is very interesting and not like the common zippers we know from the A-2 leather jackets for example ( like "Talon").
Question for the original poster meszroza: Is there a stamp or any initials on the back of the zipper-slider (the closing mechanism)? Like these modern examples:
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Only inside, under the neck, is there a black number 1, which could indicate a size? Because it is approximately small, as it is suitable for a person who is 160 cm tall.
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I see. Unfortunately, there's nothing on that either, although I think the zipper solution is very interesting.
There is a few pictures here.
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Well, I didn't want to write about its origin, because I can't prove it.
Since you asked - I'll be happy to describe it.
I am Hungarian, I live in Hungary, in my homeland.
I don't know when this outfit came to the country.
I got it from a friend around 2007. He wore it a couple of times, as a motorcycle outfit.
I only wore it once. I found it too heavy.
And now, believe it or not - he said that this dress was American,
and that it had belonged to one of the presidents of the USA
when he was still a university student!!!
This, if true, would be interesting!
At that time, there was still the connection, the informant. It was possible to follow up, but we didn't. Since then, unfortunately, there has been no contact with the person (or he is no longer alive) from whom the above information and the outfit came.
That's why I didn't want to immediately write down what I knew, because I can't prove it.
You asked.
I can say this.
Since you asked - I'll be happy to describe it.
I am Hungarian, I live in Hungary, in my homeland.
I don't know when this outfit came to the country.
I got it from a friend around 2007. He wore it a couple of times, as a motorcycle outfit.
I only wore it once. I found it too heavy.
And now, believe it or not - he said that this dress was American,
and that it had belonged to one of the presidents of the USA
when he was still a university student!!!
This, if true, would be interesting!
At that time, there was still the connection, the informant. It was possible to follow up, but we didn't. Since then, unfortunately, there has been no contact with the person (or he is no longer alive) from whom the above information and the outfit came.
That's why I didn't want to immediately write down what I knew, because I can't prove it.
You asked.
I can say this.
MiTasol
Major
Has anyone here seen a zipper like shown in the last photo in post #10 above. I have never seen anything even similar in my 80+ years so that seems the only clue other than the French buttons. I suspect that would also date the suit as that is a very complex closer and would have been replaced with something easier to produce as soon as practical.
