Ja Dubow 27798 (Platon) A-2 jacket review and pics

[Brettafett]

No mate, you could not have a better fit... Love the grain!
We must start a Dubow thread, a year from now, to see how these have worn in. By then Greg might actually get to try his on

 

[Changeling]

In a years time so many on here will have one that everyone will be sick of hearing about them and say Oh no they are talking about Platons Dubow again. LOL

 

[Brettafett]

haha maybe... I hope by then he has released another contract/ option.

 

[mulceber]

haha maybe... I hope by then he has released another contract/ option.

Agreed - IIRC, there's at least one Dubow contract that NOBODY offers. If Platon could get his hands on one and make a repro, that would be killer.

Edit: double-checked, and yes, it’s AC-23379, which was contracted out in late December of ‘41.

 

[Brettafett]

I'd be happy with a 20960

 

[ausreenactor]

Thanks, after thinking before that I needed more in the shoulders, sleeve and length and I could not have one, I`m glad I took the chance and went for it as it feels good already and can only get better.

That's how 'keepers' start their lives.... Enjoy it.

 

[London Cabbie]

Your jacket looks so good good in fit and colour it was one of the deciding factors in me ordering a Dubow from Platon. Hope my turns out as good...Enjoy

 

[Changeling]

London Cabbie, Your jacket may take up to 6 months to arrive due to there being only one guy making them and the long list of customers ahead of you in the queue, but you will love it when it arrives. Mine was a couple of days shy of five months in arriving, so best to not think about it too much and then one day you will get that email to say it is on the way to you.

 

[London Cabbie]

Thanks mate.
But I do feel like an 8 yr old waiting for Christmas...

 

[mulceber]

It's particularly bad the first time. On subsequent times, already having other A-2s helps scratch the itch, so to speak. Good thing you chose one of the repros with a lower wait time for your first time, as opposed to BK with their 6+ month wait, or Goodwear, who takes 2 years to make a jacket.

 

[mulceber]

The good news is that since your jacket is being shipped to the UK rather than the US, it should take a week to arrive once it ships, instead of a month.

 

[London Cabbie]

Shall console me self with a re-run of Catch 22...& a beer or two. Thankyou

 

[ausreenactor]

Good things cone to those who wait! 'Welcome To Marwen' once or twice too!

 

[saucerfiend]

Goodwear makes the Dubow 23379. The pic included, is one that JC Made for me. That new Dubow looks great!
Only trouble I have with it is the pocket spacing. They're spaced like a LW Dubow. Great jacket, though! Enjoy!

Brian

reat jacket, though!

 

[mulceber]

Thanks for the correction - I didn't see it on John's site, so I assumed he didn't make it. I'd love to see more pictures of this jacket in a thread not devoted to Platon’s company, if you wouldn't mind posting.

 

[Technonut2112]

Only trouble I have with it is the pocket spacing. They're spaced like a LW Dubow.

From what I gather, Dubow made some of their 27798's in this manner. From GW's 27798 page:

Good Wear Leather Coat Company — A-2 J.A. Dubow MFG. Co.

www.goodwearleather.com

The pocket position is also interesting, as Dubow would often position them with even spacing from the cut edge of the wind flap, not the zipper.

Here's a pic of an original:

 

[Changeling]

Yes I have also seen some photos of original Dubows with the same pocket positions as Platons Dubow.

 

[Technonut2112]

It would just be dependent upon whatever original the repro maker had to work from. Curiously, I'm fairly certain that BK makes their 27798's like this also... Perhaps the deconstructed original that Platon shows pics of was obtained from them, which would make sense given his past affiliation with BK...

 

[Pilot]

If talking about details and accuracy, please also note the pointed collar tips on the original Dubow 27798 and Goodwear 27798 and compare to the others.

 

[2BM2K]

Pocket position and collar points can vary on originals, Dubow 1755;