Large A2 from a familiar seller!

[Roughwear]

No name contract 27753? Size 46 or 48?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-WW2-A-2- ... 0344262835

 

[442RCT]

I haven't the slightest, but I was wondering, with all the repairs that it's going to require, i.e.-zipper, lining, divot out of the pocket flap, etc., is this jacket worth anywhere near the BIN price ?

 

[Roughwear]

I haven't the slightest, but I was wondering, with all the repairs that it's going to require, i.e.-zipper, lining, divot out of the pocket flap, etc., is this jacket worth anywhere near the BIN price ?

It would be very challenging to restore this jacket, without rebuilding the front panels.The button holes could be sewn up, I guess and a zip could be installed. I think the BIN price is rather high.

 

[442RCT]

Since your screen name is Roughwear...would this jacket be a Rough Wear ?

 

[Roughwear]

Since your screen name is Roughwear...would this jacket be a Rough Wear ?

RWs had collar stands and different shaped pockets. This one would appear to be a no name 27753 contract made in all probability by Cable Raincoat. There are examples for comparison on John Chapman's CD.

 

[Peter Graham]

The button holes appear to be very well done. Perhaps the person it was issued to was harking back to the days of the A-1.. In reality, one wrecked A-2.

 

[Falcon_52]

It seems that with all the effort to put button holes in the wind flap and fit the opposing buttons, the owner could have just taken it to a competent tailor and had a new zipper fitted. Things that make you go hmmmmm :?

Noel

 

[asiamiles]

There were A-2's with buttons. I once saw one in Flip (which I've regretted for the last 30 years not buying at the time!) and you can see them in the film THE PURPLE HEART. But the seller claims this jacket has had its zip removed, so I guess it isn't one of them.

 

[zoomer]

This could have been a wartime mod. You couldn't always get zippers, or the right length zippers, but you could always sew buttonholes. You wouldn't want to put a strip over it - that would be trying too hard to get it to Look Right and it never would.

Also,

Measures roughly 25" inches pit to pit so I assume this garment was a marked size 50 as all authentic wartime issued A-2 jackets measure exactly as marked.

Wrooongggg. Most have 2" added to the tag size.