Original Bronco 29191

[B-Man2]

It was a slow evening so I thought I would post a few photos of one of the original A2 jackets in my collection. Here is an original Bronco 29191 A2 jacket . According to Gary Eastman’s Book “Type A2 Identification Manual”, Bronco Mfg Co was awarded this contract in May of 1942 for a quantity of 59,000 jackets. The total award was valued at $472,000. with each jacket costing a whopping $8.00 each! The jackets in this contract were made from a mix of horsehide, cow hide, and goatskin. The zip was a Crown M-42, No 5 , auto -lock. The jacket was made without a collar stand. The jacket is the horsehide version and is in excellent condition. The size is a hard to find size 46. Please feel free to comment or ask questions. Hope you enjoy the photos.
Cheers
B-Man2

 

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[ButteMT61]

Wow. Stunning.

 

[Skip]

That’s super sweet Burt, and looks a good wearer too.

What’s your normal size in a repro? Reason I ask if going for an original I’d opt for a size up maker depending. The Bronco is a more modern cut but still athletic in design from what I’ve read, still looking sharp without being too restrictive

 

[Pilot]

Thats what I am looking for....as on original..this kind of condition and size....
Superb jacket, thx for sharing.

 

[Carl]

Nice one Burt !!

 

[SuinBruin]

I'm a sucker for Broncos, and this is a beauty. Amazing grain. Given the dark seal color and decal it looks like it might be a depot redye. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Carl]

I'm a sucker for Broncos, and this is a beauty. Amazing grain. Given the dark seal color and decal it looks like it might be a depot redye. Thanks for sharing!

I thought the same thing but as im not one of the forums "experts" i didnt want to make that assumption !

 

[Brettafett]

Wow, amazing. Also a Bronco fan.
Depot re-dye...? But would they have bothered to paint so cleanly and inside the pockets also...?

 

[Pilot]

Wow, amazing. Also a Bronco fan.
Depot re-dye...? But would they have bothered to paint so cleanly and inside the pockets also...?

Redyed ? sure?
Amazing jacket, but re-dyed? ...why so?
Are the knits original?
thx and cheers

 

[Earloffunk]

Wow! Nice jacket!!!

 

[Flightengineer]

Burt, thanks for these photos, it's amazing jacket. Looking at it we can see that some reproductors still have much to strive for in attempts to carefully copy nuanses
Interestingly, does all zippers on this contract was Crown only or may be partly Talon?

 

[Silver Surfer]

that is one helova nice bronco. and it looks to be entirely wearable, to boot.

 

[B-Man2]

Burt, thanks for these photos, it's amazing jacket. Looking at it we can see that some reproductors still have much to strive for in attempts to carefully copy nuanses
Interestingly, does all zippers on this contract was Crown only or may be partly Talon?

Dimitry
The only reference material I’ve found really helpful regarding what zippers were used is Eastman’s A2 Manual. From what I gather Bronco used only crown zips for this contract. Maybe someone here has some additional information that would like be helpful.

I'm a sucker for Broncos, and this is a beauty. Amazing grain. Given the dark seal color and decal it looks like it might be a depot redye. Thanks for sharing!

When I first purchased this jacket, I also thought that this might be a depot re-dye however after closer inspection of the inside of the pockets and where the lining meets the leather, I didn’t find any of the usual tell tail signs of overdying. So I’m fairly sure that this was the original Seal color from Bronco.

Thanks everyone for your comments and kind words.
Cheers

 

[daw]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Edward]

good lord what a beauty! please tell how you found such a perfect specimen! I bet you were ecstatic!

 

[Smithy]

That's superb Burt, really awesome!

 

[Cobblers161]

C’est incredible!

Absolutely fantastic and thanks for sharing, kinda giving me the need for hide again.

 

[MikeyB-17]

Chase me backwards round a London lamppost! It could be a modern repro (except for that heavy duty scarring under the pocket flap)! Get a load of that grain!