Ken at Aero Leather
Well-Known Member
The key item to note is that the timing and company of Lt Col Arnold strongly suggest an issued A-2 Goldsmith while the other recently shown photograph is an unknown, especially given the various A-1/2-ish jacket jackets shown thus far from early 30's photographs on this site (prototypes and/or private purchase). Given you see a flat sleeve fitting on the clear Lt Col Arnold photograph (and know worlds more than I do about pattern construction), I'd discount the other recently shown photograph suggesting a rotated sleeve given the questionable provenance.
I, along with Technonut2112, do like the idea of a wide (or double) stitch side seam and recall the 1756 is a favorite of yours.
If it wasn't for what clearly appears to be a double stitched pocket on the latest pic I'd dismiss it too but we've got plenty of time, well a month anyway, to be as precise as possible. Quite a few of the orders received are from folk apparently investing in the Limited Edition appeal, we owe it to them to avoid setting anything in stone until the last possible minute.
What's more of a worry is it looks like these will be sold out long before the first of the 25 are even cut.
What do we do if someone's jacket doesn't fit and he/she needs a different size?
Maybe we'll have to stop confirming orders once we reach 20 and put the last five on hold and take "reserve" orders until we are sure that we have allowed time for any exchanges?
At the current rate that orders are coming in we'll have to decide this week
Dilemma?