1974 leather soviet af jacket

[Silver Surfer]

I just saw one of those leather soviet af jackets on eb. it looks pretty damn nice, and cheap at $150. located in the us. 254872706899 its a big 42.

 

[B-Man2]

That definitely looks like the real deal . Where’s DMitry ??

 

[Flightengineer]

That definitely looks like the real deal . Where’s DMitry ??

Hi, I'm here. Just when you have day we have night

This is an authentic jacket in fair condition for very little money. All zippers are completely original.

A little Pekard and this jacket will serve the new owner even more.

Here, these one-piece back jackets from 70s are much more expensive.

The only thing is that I would ask the seller to measure jacket more accurately.

The fact is that it is marked as Russian size 54.
According to the classification adopted here, it is intended for a pilot with a chest of 108 cm (54 x 2 = 108 см ) or 42 inches.
BUT! These jackets were designed to be used with a warm liner which can be fastened during cold period (usually not worn by crews). Therefore, if you plan to wear this jacket as A2, then it's fits likely for a guy with 44 (or may be as trim fit 46) and not 42.

For example. My chest size is 39 inches. I wear an A2 in size 40 or 42.
My same Soviet flight jacket has size 48 (i.e. THREE sizes less than 54 in this listing).
And this size 48 jacket fits perfectly, I can wear a thin sweater and not just a T-shirt or shirt. I don't use warm liner.

Also, these jackets, as I once wrote in a thread about my jacket, have different "heights" at the same size. Denoted by an additional number, this jacket in Bay listing is 54-3 so it's for "3 heights", so carefully check the length of the sleeves before purchasing.

Hope this helps.