Aero 16160 on eb

[entertainment]

Bonus points for anyone who can identify the contracts. There is a trick in there. But one is a 16160. All are A-2s, just to be clear.

 

[Lorenzo_l]

Bonus points for anyone who can identify the contracts. There is a trick in there. But one is a 16160. All are A-2s, just to be clear.

I am going to venture an (uneducated) guess here. From top to bottom:

Aero-16160, Werber 33-1729 and a Dubow, not sure what contract, but I'd say 27798.

 

[Brettafett]

I definitely recommend considering John's Italian horsehide, which is a lot less stiff than Shinki. It is the one in the middle. Check out the grain. The other two are both Shinki, I am pretty sure.
The jacket with the Italian horsehide is fairly new. The others are five to ten years old.
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That looks like the Italian HH Platon uses... My jacket has the same appearance and grain, but seal.

 

[entertainment]

I am going to venture an (uneducated) guess here. From top to bottom:

Aero-16160, Werber 33-1729 and a Dubow, not sure what contract, but I'd say 27798.

Excellent! Except the middle one is an SAT, so that was the trick.
Top and bottom are correct. Bottom is 27798.
I am always amazed at how the members of this forum can figure out the contracts even without much to go on! Maybe if I spend another ten years on the forum, I will be able to identify these.

 

[Brettafett]

I was thinking HLB...

 

[Lorenzo_l]

I've just learned that the SAT and HLB also have the distinctive single stitch line along the long axis of the epaulets. You never stop learning in this hobby....

 

[Silver Surfer]

As does the Werner 1729 contract.

 

[bseal]

The eBay item that is the subject of this thread was probably an Aero 18775; replaced cuffs, relined and it’s missing a collar stand (please notice the top of the wind flap).

 

[Lorenzo_l]

The eBay item that is the subject of this thread was probably an Aero 18775; replaced cuffs, relined and it’s missing a collar stand (please notice the top of the wind flap).

The Aero 18775 does not have a collar stand. From Goodwear's website: