My first ELC A2

[Carl]

Pics of my first ELC A2 .

 

[MikeyB-17]

Looks good. Steer? My first ELC A-2 looked a lot like that, back in 1997.

 

[Carl]

Looks good. Steer? My first ELC A-2 looked a lot like that, back in 1997.

im not sure Mikey , im hoping you guys might know ??

 

[MikeyB-17]

Well it’s often hard to tell, but it does look a lot like my old steer A-2. That developed some incredible grain after a while.

 

[Carl]

Hoping this one will mellow down in time .

 

[Brent]

Good looking jacket, congrats.

Regards,

 

[Carl]

thanks Brent

 

[Steve27752]

Nice jacket, a good fit on you.

 

[Carl]

Nice jacket, a good fit on you.

you think Steve ? i was worried it was a little too baggy looking ??

 

[Steve27752]

you think Steve ? i was worried it was a little too baggy looking ??

Well, it is not the trimmest fit.......Could you get someone else to take more pics for you?

 

[Carl]

Ill ask the good lady when she gets back from work . I tried a 38 on last year at DX and it was just too snug for me , i felt very restricted in it , and when this came up for sale i thought that would be a better fit and the measurements from the seller tallied up with mine .
Im hoping by when i wear a sweatshirt underneath it might look a little better ??

 

[stanier]

What maybe a factor Carl is that Eastman have trimmed up their fit over the years. So, assuming you tried a new Eastman 38 on their stand last year, and you have an earlier size 40 in your pics (which looks great btw) then the difference isn’t the same as a size 38 and 40 of the same jacket of the same vintage if that makes sense?

 

[Carl]

yeah , thats a point !!
i do like the hide on this one though ! room for the belly to grow into i suppose !!

 

[B-Man2]

Carl
The sleeves look a little long. However I would wear it for a year and give them a chance to wrinkle up and shorten a bit before I tried to do anything with them. The rest of the jacket looks good.

 

[Carl]

Carl
The sleeves look a little long. However I would wear it for a year and give them a chance to wrinkle up and shorten a bit before I tried to do anything with them. The rest of the jacket looks good.

sleeve length has always been a problem for me!!
im hoping they do "shorten " a bit as i would like to have this or my B10 to have a 487th FS patch put on !

 

[Smithy]

Looks good Carl. I agree the sleeves are a smidge long but once the hide in the sleeves develops some permanent creases they'll shorten by 1/2'' to 1''.

Other than that I think the fit looks good and you've got a little bit of room in there to wear another thin layer if the weather's nippy.

Looks a winner from here.

 

[Dover]

Looks great! Nice find.

 

[jeremiah]

Nice jacket.

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Nice jacket!

I like the fit and usually the sleeves will get a Thad shorter while breakin’ in

 

[A2 B3au]

Looks sweet