Goatskin Spiewak with art

[6148th T.C.Squadron]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-Ty ... 2c7b8d79ab Price looks a little low at this point, but don't know much about A-2 jackets.

 

[Roughwear]

People will pounce on it during the last minute or so.

 

[Peter Graham]

Looks like the typical Spiewak red rot across the shoulders.

 

[Roughwear]

Red rot appears to be a USP for most used Spiewak jackets. This does not seem to a problem with Doniger A2s, but I'm not sure why.

 

[Silver Surfer]

agreed. goat dubows, donis, etc do not usually have the dreaded red rot, ditto m series navy jacs. spiewak must have done something in the tanning or sourced sub standard hides for their a-2s. reckon no one would know they were fubar at the time, but, now, ya see em, soon ya wont. btw: i read years ago, that goat hides were sourced in the us, and from india. thus, the difference in weights of the hides used on wwll jacs. best guess is that the us hides were thicker [better fed], and the indian hides were thinner. never the less the vast majority of both the thinner and thicker hides seem to have withstood the test of time.....except the spiewaks.

 

[6148th T.C.Squadron]

If I could wear that size, for that price, I would be all over it.

 

[Peter Graham]

$610. It did go cheap. Maybe word has spread about the dreaded Spiewak red rot.