Nickb123
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I wanted to share with you my recent acquisition. A Werber 7823, 88886 contract in size 42. As you know, Werber had a few pre-war A-2 contracts this was Werber’s sole Naval contract dating to approx 1951 or 1952.
While there are no visible stitch holes for insignia or a name tag, I can vaguely make out a “VF-8” or “VFN-8”. I’d be interested to hear what you guys make of the barely visible back paint. I do think this one made its way onto a ship sometime during the Korean War.
Unique features of this contract: Talon zipper marked “Canada” on the reverse side. It also has what appears to be an extreme bottom knit profile, where there is quite a slope from waist to where the knits approach the zipper.
Additionally, these Werbers integrate tan or OD stitching. This example has what looks like both brown and tan/OD throughout. Here’s an example of particularly wonky stitching. Could it have been a bad repair? I don’t know.
Also, particularly interesting is lack of USN stencil or wind-flap USN perforation! Could one of the ship guys have taken acetone to the stencil? Anyone’s guess. Note that as the decades progressed, mouton collars got smaller, compared to how large the M-422 series were. I imagine some hair loss occurred over the decades, but regardless, it’s still a tiny collar!
Thanks for looking. Please consult the below Werber representations for way more pristine examples!
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
I wanted to share with you my recent acquisition. A Werber 7823, 88886 contract in size 42. As you know, Werber had a few pre-war A-2 contracts this was Werber’s sole Naval contract dating to approx 1951 or 1952.
While there are no visible stitch holes for insignia or a name tag, I can vaguely make out a “VF-8” or “VFN-8”. I’d be interested to hear what you guys make of the barely visible back paint. I do think this one made its way onto a ship sometime during the Korean War.
Unique features of this contract: Talon zipper marked “Canada” on the reverse side. It also has what appears to be an extreme bottom knit profile, where there is quite a slope from waist to where the knits approach the zipper.
Additionally, these Werbers integrate tan or OD stitching. This example has what looks like both brown and tan/OD throughout. Here’s an example of particularly wonky stitching. Could it have been a bad repair? I don’t know.
Also, particularly interesting is lack of USN stencil or wind-flap USN perforation! Could one of the ship guys have taken acetone to the stencil? Anyone’s guess. Note that as the decades progressed, mouton collars got smaller, compared to how large the M-422 series were. I imagine some hair loss occurred over the decades, but regardless, it’s still a tiny collar!
Thanks for looking. Please consult the below Werber representations for way more pristine examples!
Original Werber 7823
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
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