No idea about this Spiewak & Sons- help?

[BigBrother]

I picked up this A2 as it looked great and in my size and perfect for an upcoming reenactment. But I know virtually nothing about it and neither did the seller.

Someone obviously went to some length with these patches (or could it perhaps have been from the manufacturer?) At first, I thought the rough circular cutouts meant that it was very amateurish, but then upon inspecting real ones I realized this was rather par for the course. Overall I love this jacket but I would love to learn more about it. I just looked up some information about Spiewak (this is the first time I think I’ve even heard of them) but I still know very little, especially anything post-war. Thanks!

 

[Juanito]

This is Spiewak reproduction, probably somewhere between say, 1995-2005. Spiewak was one of the original A-2 manufacturers with one contract. This is like the Cooper A-2 and their A-2s in the 1980s where the companies existed and made WWII A-2s, and then made them again when they became popular 40-50 years later. Neither of the later jackets are very close to the originals.

You can find more info at www.spiewak.com.

 

[BigBrother]

Thanks. Do you have any idea if the patches were applied by the owner or the company? I’ll look in a sec at the site but I don’t think they make these anymore.

 

[B-Man2]

These photos would look so much better in full image mode … thumbnails are hard to see as they don’t seem to load properly.

 

[Juanito]

Thanks. Do you have any idea if the patches were applied by the owner or the company? I’ll look in a sec at the site but I don’t think they make these anymore.

The manufacturer did not "embellish" the jacket with the patches--it would have been an owner.

 

[BigBrother]

These photos would look so much better in full image mode … thumbnails are hard to see as they don’t seem to load properly.

I wonder if it’s a browsing on mobile thing. When I’m looking at them here on my phone they look really low resolution, unless I wait a very long time and then the sharp versions come in.