Civilian A-2

[Anonymous]

has anyone ever seen, or have any pics of civilian A-2 labels made by companies that had military contracts during WW2.

 

[Miles_Archer]

Models by Star, Rough Wear (Rough-In), Monarch, and Aero pop up on eBay and flea markets all the time. I've owned a few.

 

[Anonymous]

Models by Star, Rough Wear (Rough-In), Monarch, and Aero pop up on eBay and flea markets all the time. I've owned a few.

Did they use their military contract name, for the civilian market.

 

[Grant]

I own (Miles found it for me) a 40's Aero civilian A-2. The label is missing but has all the characteristics of the Beacon, NY crew, except for a WWII era brass bell Conmar. It has thee most awesome gnarly grainy/ baby but smooth caramel/ russet colore horsehide. Even Rooster could dig it!

 

[Miles_Archer]

Models by Star, Rough Wear (Rough-In), Monarch, and Aero pop up on eBay and flea markets all the time. I've owned a few.

Did they use their military contract name, for the civilian market.

They used their company's names but not contract numbers.
I should mention Cooper and Spiewak too. Also McGregor (David D. Doniger) made many, many A-2ish jackets.

 

[Miles_Archer]

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-HORSEHIDE-M ... dZViewItem

 

[Anonymous]

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-HORSEHIDE-MOTORCYCLE-FLIGHT-LEATHER-JACKET_W0QQitemZ290251037639QQihZ019QQcategoryZ52391QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for the lead. The Dubow civilian I have is different than the issue, with a three piece arm and gray liner.