Nice, no very nice Pritzker 55J14

[Roughwear]

David thanks for the info Where did you get your copy of "Full Gear". Does it have all the contractnumbers for G-1's and A-2's ?

You can only buy the book from the author Aota Mituhiro. He's very easy to deal with and accepts Paypal. Yes Full Gear does have all the A2 and G-1 contract numbers.

 

[Peter Graham]

David, is it possible to provide the year of manufacture of my Aviators Clothing 55J14 from the same source ?

 

[deeb7]

David, is it possible to provide the year of manufacture of my Aviators Clothing 55J14 from the same source ?

Yep ... FY 1949.

 

[Roughwear]

David, is it possible to provide the year of manufacture of my Aviators Clothing 55J14 from the same source ?

The Aviators Clothing 55J14, contract no N383S 22111 was placed in the 1949 fiscal year.

 

[Peter Graham]

That was quick. Cheers David and Andrew.

 

[Curahee]

But....on the FAQ section he says that he quesses the dates also...so his quess is as good as mine..I quess ?
Besides Roger states that later Pritzkers had green linings and not the broken USN stencil so....

 

[deeb7]

But....on the FAQ section he says that he quesses the dates also...so his quess is as good as mine..I quess ?

No ... by guess, he doesn't mean stab in the dark. The dating is by interpolation from known dates, and information, and contract numbers are sequential ...

I have been compiling thousand of contract/order numbers that were seen on the labels of the each item actually. I guess the coverage of my compiled data would be over 95%. Sometimes you can find its date on small tabs or on un-issued package of the contract number. And published dates of specifications are also useful to fix their range of the contract date.ŽÊ This is how I guess every contract numbers' fiscal year. Anyway, remember that span of the fiscal year of US government before 1976 was from July 1st. to June 30th. So if a guessed fiscal year is 1940, the contract date might be 1939 or 1940.

 

[Curahee]

OK..just bought the book from a seller in Germany.

 

[deeb7]

Oh good ... I think you will use it a lot.

 

[Stony]

It's not the M-422A it's the new Bogen & Tenenbaum AN-6552.

Sorry about the mistake. Anyway, I saw a Navy intermediate jacket at his place and it was nice. It may or may not have been the B&T, but the Monarch.

 

[Curahee]

Here are a few more pics of the jacket and me in it.

 

[Grant]

Amazing 55J14!!! Looks great and fits perfect.
That color is just incredible.

 

[rpmooreii]

Looks awesome. That is a keeper if I ever saw one! Congrats on a great find.

...Roger

 

[m444uk]

Can somebody with Full Gear look up the contract date for this jacket ?

thanx

 

[deeb7]

Can somebody with Full Gear look up the contact date for this jacket ?

1958

 

[m444uk]

Can somebody with Full Gear look up the contact date for this jacket ?

1958

OK thanks. Only a 7 year difference. There a few 7823's around which are still brand new in box so it's not impossible there is a stash of 55J14's somewhere !

 

[Curahee]

Can somebody with Full Gear look up the contact date for this jacket ?

1958

OK thanks. Only a 7 year difference. There a few 7823's around which are still brand new in box so it's not impossible there is a stash of 55J14's somewhere !

Amazing isn't it ? I saw a few pop on E-bay, but they are rare find. Where if I may ask
did you find it ? maybe they have a stash with my name on it

 

[TankBuster]

Can somebody with Full Gear look up the contract date for this jacket ?

thanx

Now that's a beauty. I wouldn't mind one of these at all!

 

[m444uk]

A couple of years ago Senicko had 2.

Mine was still sealed in the bag and brand new. I sold it on Ebay and got another size 46.

Stuart Clurman at Lost Worlds has a new boxed 7823, not a Foster, I can't remember the make.

The boxes are quite small so could in theory get forgotten at the bottom of a cupboard etc.
Sometime back I got a pair of horsehide work boots that were new in box and had been sitting in the back of the
shoe shop since the 1950's !

 

[delta102uk]

Here are a few more pics of the jacket and me in it.


Great Jacket!.....I picked up this Pritzker 55j14 a couple of years ago on eBay for $35 (poor photo and mis-described!)...the cuffs and waistband were past there best and the mouton was "dry" so I sent it off to Aero to be restored. Although it's labled a 42" it fit's more like a 44" and is very comfortable to wear....

Sean K