Nr Mint Spiewak A2

[Roughwear]

Here are the pictures from the Ebay auction. There was a lot of interest in this jacket as A2s in this condition are extremely rare.The jacket is currently held in a local Parcel Force depot waiting for me to pay the customs charges, which I will do once I receive the Parcel Force invoice, which has been delayed by the UK postal strike! It would appear to be a size 44 from the seller's measurements. Fortunately I have a pristine label from a rotten Spiewak jacket which I bought cheap for the parts!

And here is an original label to complete the jacket.

 

[greyhound52]

Andrew,
Excellent buy. Looks like it is in great condition with no rot. I had a 44 Spiewak in simlar shape however, one of the shoulders was a bit dodgy (to use an English term). These can be great jackets and fit a bit like a Doniger long in the body. The GS on mine was very thin compared to the Doniger GS. I heard about your postal strike. Got to be maddening that you can't get your jacket due to that.

George

 

[Roughwear]

Yes the postal strike here is a real nuisance. I asked the seller to ship to my school, which is now closed for half term, so I will have to wait another week to get the Parcel Force invoice and get the jacket delivered. Unfortunately without their 17 digit number I can't pay the charges and get it delivered to my home address. There really should be a simpler way to do this, such as using the tracking number to link to the customs charge facility on the PF website. :roll:

From the photos the GS appears to be in excellent shape. I have a size 42 Spiewak which i will sell when this one eventually arrives.

 

[Jason]

Ye gads, thats in amazing condition. Do you mind us asking how much you ended up paying for this object of desire?

 

[Roughwear]

Ye gads, thats in amazing condition. Do you mind us asking how much you ended up paying for this object of desire?

Much less than I had expected to pay taking into account how rare Spiewaks are in this condition.

 

[fedoralover]

Wow!! That really is nice. this may be a dumb question, but are you going to wear it? I know I would, but maybe you want to keep it looking new.

fedoralover

 

[Roughwear]

Wow!! That really is nice. this may be a dumb question, but are you going to wear it? I know I would, but maybe you want to keep it looking new.

fedoralover

Good question. I will wear it occasionally, but tend to wear repros as daily wearers for obvious reasons.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Nice one Andrew. A quick stitch and that wee hole in the ribbing should history.


Re: customs. I don't know about your Parcelforce sorting/delivery office, but mine has a very nice man who will put through my payments over the phone before my invoice has arrived, if i'm really desperate for a package. Give your guys a call and maybe they'll be helpful too, given the circumstances (Parcelforce hate the strike as much as many of the public do).

bk

 

[Roughwear]

Nice one Andrew. A quick stitch and that wee hole in the ribbing should history.


Re: customs. I don't know about your Parcelforce sorting/delivery office, but mine has a very nice man who will put through my payments over the phone before my invoice has arrived, if i'm really desperate for a package. Give your guys a call and maybe they'll be helpful too, given the circumstances (Parcelforce hate the strike as much as many of the public do).

bk

Thanks Paul, I'll give them a ring on monday and see what I can do.

 

[Roughwear]

I collected the jacket this morning from the PF depot. It's in fantastic condition-no rot, just signs of light wear. I will post some pics of the jacket being worn shortly.

 

[Curahee]

Andrew, you did again....what a great find :shock:. Even the zipper looks new, how do you do it.

 

[TankBuster]

Great jacket indeed! I was watching this one, but I thought it might be a tad small for myself!
Glad a forum member got it!

 

[Roughwear]

Great jacket indeed! I was watching this one, but I thought it might be a tad small for myself!
Glad a forum member got it!

I would say its a generous 42 or a small 44. what it was originally tagged its a good military fit and very comfortable to wear.