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A2 Jacket / Spanish Manufacturer

a2jacketpatches

Active Member
Roughwear said:
Yes it is a GW. Should I assume he has permission from John to use a GW product on his site?

Yes, or assume that I knew all about it and tried to push it past you guys :roll:

Well, I suppose I'll take I'll take care of this with him but hoping he pays his invoice before 10 guys from here beat me to it and tear him a new one.
 

a2jacketpatches

Active Member
Nickb123 said:
I'd check your credit card statements ASAP and get a new card, then talk to him.

I sent a paypal invoice to him, he's to pay me, he has none of my info. Before I assume the worst, I will see what's up. I don't think there's anything too bad going on. It looks more like he thinks this is just a generic picture of an A2 jacket and nobody will notice. I asked if it was Ok to post his site here and he was all for it so I'm not too concerned.
 

Nickb123

Well-Known Member
a2jacketpatches said:
Nickb123 said:
I'd check your credit card statements ASAP and get a new card, then talk to him.

I sent a paypal invoice to him, he's to pay me, he has none of my info. Before I assume the worst, I will see what's up. I don't think there's anything too bad going on. It looks more like he thinks this is just a generic picture of an A2 jacket and nobody will notice. I asked if it was Ok to post his site here and he was all for it so I'm not too concerned.

I didn't process that he was to pay you-my apologies for my rash response. Good luck nontheless, and congratulations.
 

a2jacketpatches

Active Member
Nickb123 said:
a2jacketpatches said:
Nickb123 said:
I'd check your credit card statements ASAP and get a new card, then talk to him.

I sent a paypal invoice to him, he's to pay me, he has none of my info. Before I assume the worst, I will see what's up. I don't think there's anything too bad going on. It looks more like he thinks this is just a generic picture of an A2 jacket and nobody will notice. I asked if it was Ok to post his site here and he was all for it so I'm not too concerned.

I didn't process that he was to pay you-my apologies for my rash response. Good luck nontheless, and congratulations.

He just paid, so I'm thinking the guy is OK. Again, he may think there's no harm in using a GW picture considering there's no real close-ups or details. To most people, even one in the A2 Jacket business, the photo just looks like a nice A2 reproduction. I could look at it a hundred times and never know it was a Chapman.

All be advised that I PM'd John to see what should be done, I'm sure we'll take care of it.

BTW, in his patches section, he posted one of my 4th FG's and I had no idea, I'm more flattered than anything.
 

Dr H

Well-Known Member
When you click further there are some 25 detail images of the same (GW) jacket.
Not sure that there'd be much of a defence if challenged...
 

Roughwear

Well-Known Member
Dr H said:
When you click further there are some 25 detail images of the same (GW) jacket.
Not sure that there'd be much of a defence if challenged...

The close up pics are not of the GW A2, but are of the Spanish-made A2.
 

Dr H

Well-Known Member
Thanks for the clarification Andrew, I couldn't expand those on my mobile.
Odd to use an image of somebody else's jacket if you have plenty of images of one's own?
 

GoodTimesGone

New Member
The snaps and zipper on the A-2 are obviously modern and the knits appear to be black. Avirex and Schott used black knits on some of their brown A-2s in the past. Some may not like the color contrast but I'm OK with it. If you're not looking for an exact replica or can't afford the price of a Good Wear it looks like a quality jacket. I like the look of the leather. It is odd as Ian said to use a Good Wear photo when they have plenty of clear photos of the actual item.
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Roughwear

Well-Known Member
They seem quite passionate about making an affordable A2.

Welcome to A-2 Leather Flight Jacket.


Our specialty is to make high quality reproductions of the famous Type A-2 Flight Jacket and accessories from the time of the Second World War as squadrons patches made only with high quality leather, pistol holsters, transport bags, watches and many more items.


Our A-2 Leather Flight Jacket is made of high quality horseside, cut his teeth each piece separately in order to make each jacket A-2 Flight Jacket in an individual work by our technicians carefully.
Our products are made by hand and are traditionally such quality products that our satisfaction is to manufacture it for you and that you will look with satisfaction. The high quality of our fabrics and leathers, and the feeling of having succeeded in creating something that will make someone feel special, knowing that it has been manufactured with care, is something that fills us with satisfaction.
However, in A-2 Leather Flight Jacket, we are keeping an open door to the past but with the quality of today, for you to purchase one of our garments feel like a real pilot of the 40’s second world war , which fought thousands of pilots from all countries giving their lives for their country, fighting over the skies of Europe, Asia and Pacific.


We hope that when you check our items are completely satisfied and that you tell your friends ... trust you to be a world renowned company with a high reputation and high quality products tested by our best specialists so that you do not defraud.


That is why we know that our products are as good as the original or even better since only add technology to existing products in those years making them more practical and comfortable.

Sincerely,
A-2 Leather Flight Jacket
 

SuinBruin

Well-Known Member
It's not odd to use another maker's photos if you're trying to make your jackets look better than they are. Maybe I missed it but I didn't see any full shots of the actual jacket from the front or back. To me that omission isn't curious, it's telling.

(None of this is meant to impugn a2jacketpatches, whose work I think is phenomenal and whose reputation here is well-earned.)
 

Jeff M

New Member
SuinBruin said:
It's not odd to use another maker's photos if you're trying to make your jackets look better than they are. Maybe I missed it but I didn't see any full shots of the actual jacket from the front or back. To me that omission isn't curious, it's telling.

....

New jacket design for the maker....
Haven't actually made one yet.............
Trying to drum up business.....

Not the first time we've seen that on the forums.
 

Roughwear

Well-Known Member
The only problem with this Jeff is that the guy has made an A2 and the detailed pictures are on his website. The pictures of the GW A2 should be removed IMO to avoid any confusion.
 

SuinBruin

Well-Known Member
Roughwear said:
The only problem with this Jeff is that the guy has made an A2 and the detailed pictures are on his website. The pictures of the GW A2 should be removed IMO to avoid any confusion.
Yep. But I suspect any "confusion" is a feature rather than a bug. Most buyers on the web are not nearly as sophisticated on this stuff as the members here.
 
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