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Authentic Zip
- Thread starter JI2611
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Silver Surfer
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You are going to be a little more specific than that, bub. Oh, mind introducing yourself?
Chandler
Well-Known Member
And when you get your zip, contact:
Leather Care Specialists, Great Leather - Jacket Restoration and Leathergoods
Leather jacket repair, vintage bomber jacket restoration, and beautiful hand-made leathergoods. Based in the United States, Leather Care Specialists and Great Leather serve customers all over the world.
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JI2611
Member
Thanks very much…will keep looking,hoping to get something from the same era as the jacket.
Dany McDonald
Well-Known Member
Post an image, it's worth the effort....
Not a lot to work with and just to clarify, is it Werber Sportswear?
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Not a lot to work with and just to clarify, is it Werber Sportswear?
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mulceber
Moderator
Seconded. It really isn't enough to just say "it's a Werber." All these jacket contracts had different zippers, and Werber had about a half dozen A-2 contracts alone. Post a photo that shows the label, and we can offer you better advice.
Southoftheborder
Well-Known Member
Well, that's a horse of a different colour. But why that zip?
Maybe it was fitted in the UK during the war but they aren't easy to get hold of. Perhaps you could put up a pic of the jacket so we can see exactly what it is.
Maybe it was fitted in the UK during the war but they aren't easy to get hold of. Perhaps you could put up a pic of the jacket so we can see exactly what it is.
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Southoftheborder
Well-Known Member
Incidentally what is wrong with it? I think they can be fixed if they aren't completely gone and there are companies who can get them going again. Mostly those who repair Irvins in the UK. But if you want to keep the jacket for show maybe there is no need to fix the zip.
I'm not sure that many WW2 US sheepskin jackets are actually wearable now anyway.
I'm not sure that many WW2 US sheepskin jackets are actually wearable now anyway.
Micawber
Well-Known Member
We are getting there albeit slowly. So it looks to be a D-1 jacket that has been fitted with a DOT zip - a type commonly found on WW2 British Irvin type flying jackets.
Perhaps you could advise us of your location, nothing too specific a country will do. This will aid us advising you further. Period DOT zips are not that common as jacket restorers / collectors are often after them to repair their own items.
Your jacket is American so would in all likelihood have been fitted with a US made zip.
Perhaps post some full images of the jacket itself. Have you posted about it here before?
Perhaps you could advise us of your location, nothing too specific a country will do. This will aid us advising you further. Period DOT zips are not that common as jacket restorers / collectors are often after them to repair their own items.
Your jacket is American so would in all likelihood have been fitted with a US made zip.
Perhaps post some full images of the jacket itself. Have you posted about it here before?
Southoftheborder
Well-Known Member
That was my first thought but it seems to have patch pockets.
Steve correct me if I'm wrong, but is that a full British air ministry zipper on there? Puller and full ladder and stopper, looks old too like it's been on there a long time
Southoftheborder
Well-Known Member
It might have been a wartime repair. Or maybe they had a batch of zips and just used what they had. Or perhaps the jacket's manufacture was subcontracted to a Canadian company?
I was thinking the same, were jackets from a USAAF base in the UK ever sent for repairs in the UK? Or were repairs on base
