repro B-9

[omarco]

I'd love to get my hands on a B-9 repro. I love the weight of down jackets and I love the style. They are pretty expensive and I haven't seen them talked about much if at all. Any fans out there? which is the one to get?

I can't afford one at the moment but I'd like to get one eventually, any second hand ones out there?

Cheers.

 

[Peter Graham]

To the best of my knowledge the only repro maker to do a B-9 is BR and as you say, they are very expensive. A nice original would cost less but you might have to search for a while. Maybe you could source a used repro from the yahoo Japan auctions. How it works is a mystery to me but I know some folks here use it regularly.

 

[Tim P]

There is another maker doing them, Eddie Bauer I think....maybe not currently but recently for sure

 

[Peter Graham]

There is another maker doing them, Eddie Bauer I think....maybe not currently but recently for sure

Eddie Bauer made original B-9's but their recent offering is one of those " in the spirit of " jackets. It would be stretching it to call it a repro.

 

[TankBuster]

I agree with Peter! You should be able to buy a
really nice original for less than a buzz repro. Just
keep watching eBay.

 

[unclegrumpy]

What size are you looking for, and what's your price range?

 

[ausreenactor]

A Buzz Rickson B-9 on eBay now.. $700 but accepting offers. I think high $500s closer to Christmas would secure it..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Buzz-Rickson-B- ... 1545wt_880

Or a used Original?..

$280...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-ORIGINAL-WW ... _910wt_642

$50..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-WW2-US ... t_63wt_880

Go nuts...

Couchy

 

[omarco]

thanks for the links! I'm a size medium which in the jp repro's makes me a 38. I haven't quite figured out the Japanese Yahoo auctions either but I'll try and take a look.

I know its counter to what many here feel but I do prefer a decent modern repro over an original, that said that size 40 original on eBay looks to be a bargain.

I had a dig about and it seems RMJ also do one.. for £700. Way out of my price range.

 

[unclegrumpy]

I know its counter to what many here feel but I do prefer a decent modern repro over an original, that said that size 40 original on eBay looks to be a bargain.

I would say that size 40 looks really close to going in the trash bin. You have to be careful, because the mouton on these can rot. Originals also generally run a little big, because they were made to go over a uniform, and that tends to be more bulk than what people normally have on today.

 

[Peter Graham]

Or a used Original?..

$280...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-ORIGINAL-WW ... _910wt_642

Couchy, that's not an original. It's one of those postwar vaguely B-9ish jackets that turn up with monotonous regularity. Check out the split hood, B-11 style cuffs and postwar zipper, plus lack of label. With cloth jackets, if it aint got a label, run away !

 

[unclegrumpy]

It's one of those postwar vaguely B-9ish jackets that turn up with monotonous regularity. Check out the split hood, B-11 style cuffs and postwar zipper, plus lack of label. With cloth jackets, if it aint got a label, run away !

Excellent points!

 

[foster]

There is another maker doing them, Eddie Bauer I think....maybe not currently but recently for sure

Eddie Bauer made original B-9's but their recent offering is one of those " in the spirit of " jackets. It would be stretching it to call it a repro.

Agreed. At one time I thought I wanted one, until I happened to be in one of their stores and had a look. They offer it now, but it is not something I would spend money on.
http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/produ ... hInfo=null

 

[omarco]

I don't know what's happened to me, I'v become a bit obsessed with cloth and nylon. Having sold a couple of jackets and made a little room i'm on the look out for a b-9 repro but also looking for a Buzz N3-b.. never thought I'd see the day!

 

[Peter Graham]

I don't know what's happened to me, I'v become a bit obsessed with cloth and nylon. Having sold a couple of jackets and made a little room i'm on the look out for a b-9 repro but also looking for a Buzz N3-b.. never thought I'd see the day!

I know where you're coming from. For me cloth and nylon, especially cloth, is where it's at.