513th PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT DUBOW A-2

[Grant]

Anyone else see this beautiful last contract Dubow on IG?
Dig the silk parachute liner and patch. Typical of this contract it's a smaller size 38. I always wondered when the Japanese reproduced an A-2 with a camo liner what their inspiration was.

 

[B-Man2]

Damn ..... That’s nice !!

 

[Nickb123]

Cowhide?

 

[Grant]

Most likely according to Gary's book.

 

[mulceber]

Gorgeous.

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Uffff... super cool!

 

[Shawn Ali]

Looks Nice,

 

[ausreenactor]

Camo lined A-2s are the best!

 

[mynameismistersnurb]

That's pretty awesome. Was this exclusive to that regiment?

 

[Grant]

Have no idea since this is the first original A-2 I've seen lined with camo parachute material. Anyone else seen one?

 

[mynameismistersnurb]

Have no idea since this is the first original A-2 I've seen lined with camo parachute material. Anyone else seen one?

I've seen m-43 field jackets lined with parachute material. However, I believe those were alterations done by special request and aren't very common.

 

[Boyo]

Is it unusual that they would have taken the time to re-sew in the jacket label? if this was modified in the field you'd think the guy whose jacket it is knows it fits and the label would have been tossed with the original lining.

 

[Enigma1938]

What proofs that this jacket in this configuration ist all ww2 original? I have my doubts. As boyo said, it makes no sense that someone makes such an effort with re-sewing the label in wartime. I personally believe that someone thought that a A2 patched up with a para unit would be even nicer with a parachute lining. Maybe the original lining was damaged already (very possible). But whatever happened, my stomach tells me that this is a post war mod, possibly made in Asia.

 

[ausreenactor]

Read years ago that Aces used to line their A-2s with red silk.

There would be an abundance of parachute canopies after a jump.

Toys McCoy's had a pick of the original that inspired their 502nd and 506th tributes in the catalogue.

 

[Grant]

Again, the only red silk lined original A-2 I've seen is Hub Zemke's. Any others out there?

 

[kirova]

so camo lined A-2s are a real thing? I always thought it was an invention by the modern day jacket makers (along with escape map lining)

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

With over 650.000 A-2 jackets issued, you will find a lot of surprises.

 

[ausreenactor]

Statistically YOU find the surprises for us! And rock the look too!

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Ahhahah thanks @ausreenactor, I have received some interesting goodies and others are on the way but my camera is broken. Hopefully this weekend I’ll get a new one, and the wait will be worth it.

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Speaking of camo, check this one on ebay, it’s in Japan:

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