Nice period photos (all jackets except A-2's)

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[ZuZu]

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Ted Williams baseballplayer

 

[ZuZu]

I've bought copies of the A-2 from several Japanese brands, including buzzrickons and the real mccoys, but I've always found them A little slim-fitting and expensive. gizemo also recreated the A-2 this year, and it was nice to see the pictures. It's made of Italian Maya leather, contract number 27752。
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Beautiful!

Weird though- I notice that as with all Rough Wear repros the collar just doesn't sit like an original- it's too blandly curved and even. The original has a more definite series of 3 bends- one arc across the neck- another coming down on the side of the neck- and then a little whoop-d-doo ant the very end at the front. Many many originals have this- I've never seen it on any repro. I can't explain it but it's true. ironically I do see this look on cheapo Avirex's and Coopers...

 

[Enigma1938]

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It's amazing he still wears his old "tanker" jacket. Pretty sure he wasn't a good guy at all but his end was sad.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

It's amazing he still wears his old "tanker" jacket. Pretty sure he wasn't a good guy at all but his end was sad.

Failed to enforce discipline, certainly not a good guy.