Buzzrickson Roughwear A-2 (BR80090)

Back from holiday.

I got this A-2 from Hinoya Osaka. The staff provided excellent service, and had the jacket shipped from Ueno whilst they kept another jacket on hold so that I could compare the two. They also had the shoulder stencil added before I had decided, and they gave it to me at a sale price because it is the end of the winter season.




Jacket, Flying Summer, Type
A-2
Roughwear Clothing Co. 1943 Model

●MATERIAL：1.2mm Bronco Hide　
●COLOR：Seal Brown　
●TANNING：Vegetable　
●FINISH：Aniline　
●LINING：100% Cotton Broad Cloth　
●FASTENER：TALON Mil Specs Nickel Finished　
●NECK HOOK：Solid Brass Chrome Finished　
●SNAP BUTTON：Brass Oxidized Black Ball Stud Type　
●LABEL：Rough Wear Clothing Co.

The Rough Wear Clothing Co. was one of the most prominent of all manufacturers of flying jackets during WWII. Some of the most distinctive features of Rough Wear A-2’s are the collar, being constructed with a collar stand, and the pocket flap profile, which is fairly rounded.

Talon-zip

Pocket-close up.

Label & hook strap

Shoulder stencil. As you can visibly see at this angle, the Buzz Rickson stencils are a single sticker.

Under the collar.