Odd coloured L-2B

[Peter Graham]

This L-2B currently on ebay seems to be made made of the earlier nylon colour as used on L-2's, or is it fading but the colour looks too uniform for that. Any ideas ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-NAMED-L-2B- ... 3681wt_836

 

[usafwso]

IT could be poor quality photography color shift. My own experience shooting lots of photos of various nylon items with pro photo and lighting, odd color artifacts do and will happen.

 

[watchmanjimg]

Looks like typical UV fading. I had a very similar example from the same contract. George is the current owner.

 

[Weasel_Loader]

I'm not a fan of UV damaged or reproduction Buzz UVs, but that L-2B on ebay is sweet. Go for it Peter!

 

[deand]

Yeah, whatever the color, you know you want it!





dean

 

[MikeyB-17]

I think that's the pics, not the jacket-they all seem to have something of a sepia tone. Even if it was that colour, I'd have no problem with it. Looks like a nice jacket. Good luck with it, Pete!

 

[watchmanjimg]

The photos may be the problem, but I lean toward UV fading because the color of the knits and oxy tab looks perfect. In any case it's a great jacket!

 

[Peter Graham]

I don't intend bidding on it guys. I just posted it for observation. Great jacket though it is, I know from experience of buying jacket with name tapes, and rank in particular, that I just don't feel comfortable wearing them so they go largely unworn.

 

[deand]

Good point, Peter, I wouldn't feel right about it either.






dean

 

[Atticus]

I don't intend bidding on it guys. I just posted it for observation. Great jacket though it is, I know from experience of buying jacket with name tapes, and rank in particular, that I just don't feel comfortable wearing them so they go largely unworn.

Yep. I agree. Not long ago I found the perfect M-51. It was from a 1952 contract in good condition and with great patina. Sadly, it still retained all its original patches including a horse blanket, the owner's (Lt. Stringer) name strip and his 2Lt. bars. I bought it thinking I'd remove the patches and make it my everyday wearer...after all...it would be my jacket, I could do with it as I please, right?

Well, no, I could not.

I kept putting off the patch removal project until I finally just admitted to myself that I couldn't do it. And I couldn't wear it with the patches, especially the rank, still on. So now it hangs in the jacket room. Thankfully, Jim (watchmanjimg) hooked me up with another M-51, exactly like Stringer's, but without patches...so I'm smilin' again.

AF

 

[greyhound52]

I don't intend bidding on it guys. I just posted it for observation. Great jacket though it is, I know from experience of buying jacket with name tapes, and rank in particular, that I just don't feel comfortable wearing them so they go largely unworn.

Agree with you. I have a near mint L-2b B model made by Rolen, great patch full bird rank and a name plate. Hardly gets worn by me.

 

[watchmanjimg]

Agree with you. I have a near mint L-2b B model made by Rolen, great patch full bird rank and a name plate. Hardly gets worn by me.

George, you're too modest. You're a Colonel for Pete's sake!