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Tuesday, 30 January 2007

Shortening my A-2 list

I've tightened my A-2 shortlist to a jacket similar to the following:

Buzz Rickson
BR80105


http://www.mil-mil.net/buzz/jacket/br80105/br80105.html
156k yen

The Few
AC29191


http://www.rakuten.co.jp/beatstyle/818847/942413/
160k yen

The Few
AN6-012


http://item.rakuten.co.jp/americaya/an6-012/
168k yen

Real McCoys
MJ6103


http://item.rakuten.co.jp/americaya/mj6103/
158k yen


Toys McCoys
TMJ6603 (B.Rickson)

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/klax-on/tmj6603-051/
184k yen
(A jibe at the their competitors - the Buzz Ricksons brand)


Toys McCoys
V.Hilts


http://www.rakuten.co.jp/beatstyle/818852/833512/
180k yen
(This is a replica of the A-2 worn by Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape")


So I've given up on the idea of a jacket with patches. Preference is for a dark Seal Brown Horse Hide, with the shoulder stencil, and perhaps the name badge.
I am trending towards the Buzz 80105 because it has the Crown Chevron zipper. But I really need to see the leathers and try it on in person before I decide.

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1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I recommend that you also look at Eastmanleather.com.
The flight jackets in Japan are sold way above the marketprice, with the money saved you can buy more denim ;).

Look at some jacket evalutions here:
http://www.acmedepot.com/a2jacket/eval_dir.shtml

Good luck!
Interested to see what your final choice will be.

I'm currenlty deciding between the USAAF Type A-2, Werber Sportswear, contract 1729 and the USAAF Type A-2 Cable Raincoat Co, Contract 23382. Both from Eastman Leather.

Cheers!

Fri Feb 09, 10:45:00 pm  

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