Alpha has been making this jacket for a long time, off and on. I bought one four or five years ago, but mine is blue. The dealer I bought it from was out of sage in my size, but the price was so good I couldn't resist.Scooter said:Anyone seen this jacket in person? It's ~$200 at US Wings vs $90 for their "regular" MA-1. Looking for opinions. Cheers!
Atticus said:Alpha has been making this jacket for a long time, off and on. I bought one four or five years ago, but mine is blue. The dealer I bought it from was out of sage in my size, but the price was so good I couldn't resist.Scooter said:Anyone seen this jacket in person? It's ~$200 at US Wings vs $90 for their "regular" MA-1. Looking for opinions. Cheers!
Except for the fact that it is blue, it is a spot-on reproduction of an original, late 'sixties, Alpha MA-1. It has wool and cotton insulation, wool knits and Scovill zippers...all just like the real jacket. Even the tag is correct. I have several original Alphas from this same time frame, and you can't tell the difference between this jacket and my originals...except, of course, the repro is blue. I can't find a photo of the jacket, but here's the tag. By the way, did I mention that the jacket is blue?
I still have the jacket in almost unworn condition, and would like to sell it, if anyone is interested in a very accurate, but blue, MA-1.
AF
269sqnhudson said:Beware however, the new ones are NOT the same. Looks like you get cheaper zippers and wool 'blend' knits and I don't think they're USA made anymore