Enigma1938
Well-Known Member
Hi
I just want to share my experiences with Bronsons L-2A's.
My first one is from 2018, some may know it from previous postings from me.
Here's a pic of it:
A few months ago I ordered another one from Bronson because I need a daily beater for summer and don't want the older one to be worn out and damage the patches.
So the L-2A that I have received differs from the older batches in some details.
First noticeable is the color. It's a duller greyisher blue now, still good but the older ones were closer to originals here.
The texture of the lining changed also, as the old ones were pretty silky and shiny it now contains more of cotton in the material mix now and appears more accurate now.
The epaulettes cut is also more accurate now, while the old ones were too short, it is the correct length now.
The Zippers are Conmar repros now while the old ones were Talon repros. Talons are not correct for this jackets, it should be Conmar or Crown actually, so it's also a kind of improvement, even the quality of the Zips is not so high.
The knit cuffs are seamless now while the old one had still seams.
The new L-2A is truly a lightweight summer flight jacket while the old one had a thicker lining or a thin inner layer - idk.
So that's all about the differences.
Even the color of the old batches were more close to originals, the new ones are more accurate over all.
A couple of weeks ago I had to order a few spare parts from MASH japan for another project, so I thought I can do a few improvements to my new L-2A also by myself.
So I ordered the correct snaps in air force blue (the cheapish black ones annoyed me pretty much) and a correct main zipper slider from mash also.
I think it came out great. Looks so much better with the nickel DOT snaps and the blackened Conmar Zip.
Additional I have removed the nickel finish of the main zipper teeth and blackened them as it should be.
Finally I blackened the leather pull on the sleeve pocket zip.
Here are pics of the new one:
I just want to share my experiences with Bronsons L-2A's.
My first one is from 2018, some may know it from previous postings from me.
Here's a pic of it:
A few months ago I ordered another one from Bronson because I need a daily beater for summer and don't want the older one to be worn out and damage the patches.
So the L-2A that I have received differs from the older batches in some details.
First noticeable is the color. It's a duller greyisher blue now, still good but the older ones were closer to originals here.
The texture of the lining changed also, as the old ones were pretty silky and shiny it now contains more of cotton in the material mix now and appears more accurate now.
The epaulettes cut is also more accurate now, while the old ones were too short, it is the correct length now.
The Zippers are Conmar repros now while the old ones were Talon repros. Talons are not correct for this jackets, it should be Conmar or Crown actually, so it's also a kind of improvement, even the quality of the Zips is not so high.
The knit cuffs are seamless now while the old one had still seams.
The new L-2A is truly a lightweight summer flight jacket while the old one had a thicker lining or a thin inner layer - idk.
So that's all about the differences.
Even the color of the old batches were more close to originals, the new ones are more accurate over all.
A couple of weeks ago I had to order a few spare parts from MASH japan for another project, so I thought I can do a few improvements to my new L-2A also by myself.
So I ordered the correct snaps in air force blue (the cheapish black ones annoyed me pretty much) and a correct main zipper slider from mash also.
I think it came out great. Looks so much better with the nickel DOT snaps and the blackened Conmar Zip.
Additional I have removed the nickel finish of the main zipper teeth and blackened them as it should be.
Finally I blackened the leather pull on the sleeve pocket zip.
Here are pics of the new one:
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and the jacket is in a rare 46” size.
