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    IHJ-96-OLV - 10.5oz Chino Tanker Jacket - Olive

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    • AppfaffA
      Appfaff
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      FWIW, I believe the deciding difference in Bomber vs Tanker is the collar:

      Tanker is a stand up collar - Bombers either have a flat ribbed collar or fold over collar. I'm totally guessing, but I take a bomber has no stand up collar so it would fit a flight helmet comfortably, while a tanker artillery soldier would have a top crown helmet, not infringing on a stand up collar.

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      • neph93N
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        That may well be the case… makes sense to me.

        Based in what I’ve been reading, the interesting thing is that what we now call a “bomber” is actually a flight jacket. Whereas the OG bomber jackets were necessarily much heavier as the bombers during WWII were sitting in rickety air fortresses that went quite slowly at much higher altitudes.

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        • AdamJA
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          • AdamJA
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            The devil is in the detail..

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            • AdamJA
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              Chesson wears M

              AJ wears Medium

              Adam C, Ben and Graham wear Large

              Jack wears XL

              You can view staff vitals here.

              The devil is in the detail..

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              • AdamJA
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                NOW LIVE

                The devil is in the detail..

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                • Max PowerM
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                  What a beautiful jacket

                  @elclintor:

                  > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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                  • Jordan23J
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                    Is there a restock planed in near future?

                    AE

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                      Was hoping to get some sizing advice. Was ready to pull the trigger on a size Small (i'm 5'9" 145 lbs) but noticed that AJ who is similarly sized to me is a size Medium. I am a size small on all IH shirt across the board however i recently sold my Whipcord Work Jacket (IHJ-61) because it was difficult to wear any thick sweaters comfortably underneath. I assume there is no liner in this which means it will wear slightly larger? I still think I am a small but any encouragement is appreciated.

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                      • AlexA
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                        @Jordan23:

                        Is there a restock planed in near future?

                        No, we sold out faster than expected. We will try to grab some more from Japan but no guarantees

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                        • neph93N
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                          @Piscurd:

                          I assume there is no liner in this which means it will wear slightly larger?

                          I wouldn’t assume anything, but trust measurements. Use the websites «Compare» function to check this against your IHJ-91. You can factor in the lack of lining then. If this comes up the same size as your earlier jacket in the chest then yes, you will have more room. If it comes up smaller it shouldn’t be an issue.

                          All that being said, given that I would take my normal L In this (I wear L in jackets and XL in shirts), and given what you write, I’d be surprised of you were an M.

                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
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                          • endoE
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                            wow, these went fast - luckily, I still managed to grab one from @Iron Heart Germany
                            so much looking forward to wearing it  🙂

                            si tacuisses

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                            • neph93N
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                              @endo:

                              wow, these went fast - luckily, I still managed to grab one from @Iron Heart Germany
                              so much looking forward to wearing it  🙂

                              Congratulations. They were very popular. I’m so happy to see IH jackets that aren’t trucker variants or N-1’s getting the recognition they richly deserve.

                              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                Hi! Interested in the tanker jacket, but not sure about the sizing. I got a Ben Sherman Harrington jacket in s which fits me perfectly. I'm very slim (1,76m, 60kg) and am between size s and xs according to the IH size charts. What's the fit of the tanker jackets? Slim or roomy?

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                                • neph93N
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                                  I would not describe them as roomy. I wouldn't call them slim either, but they are more that way inclined. Use the measuring video on the product page to measure your Ben Sherman, then compare with published measurements.

                                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                    BrianA
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                                    Really like this jacket and how clean it is without the embroidery in the front.  Very clean, beautiful silhouette, and super cool with the popped collar.  Any chance of making this jacket in the sort of unsanforized denim that was used on that N1 jacket?

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                                      Do you think you will get any XL in from Japan? I got an XXL thinking it would work for me. But unfortunately I have come to realise it is too big.

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        @lenkan:

                                        Do you think you will get any XL in from Japan? I got an XXL thinking it would work for me. But unfortunately I have come to realise it is too big.

                                        I'd recommend emailing shop@ironheart.co.uk That way you'll get in touch with one of the sales guys who can help you directly.

                                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                          @neph93:

                                          @lenkan:

                                          Do you think you will get any XL in from Japan? I got an XXL thinking it would work for me. But unfortunately I have come to realise it is too big.

                                          I'd recommend emailing shop@ironheart.co.uk That way you'll get in touch with one of the sales guys who can help you directly.

                                          Thank you. I will contact them there.

                                          I read on the thread for IHJ-96-KHA that they would get some extra pieces in so I just thought I'd check here too.

                                          It is such a nice jacket so I've been trying to convince myself that it works 🙂

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            @lenkan:

                                            I read on the thread for IHJ-96-KHA that they would get some extra pieces in so I just thought I'd check here too.

                                            It is such a nice jacket so I've been trying to convince myself that it works 🙂

                                            That happens now and again. In fact I still have some pieces that I feel the same about after many years  😃

                                            If there are any available, then I'm sure IHUK will bring them over from Japan, and I'm sure one of the guys would have answered you here too. But If you message the shop sooner rather than later, then they will better be able to organise an exchange, if indeed there will be some XL's available.

                                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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