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Original B-2 Winter Flight Jacket Found!
- Thread starter elbow392
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Does anyone know who I could contact for an apprasal? If the family keeps it, donates it to a museum, or if we do sell it one day, we need an apraisal. I am thinking it should even be added to my insurance policy, but I think they will reguire an apraisal. I know talking about value can be frowned in on some forums, I'm not here just to find out what it's worth, but it is something I do need answered. I hope posting these pics has been helpful to everybody here, and I do appreciate all the help from the members!
John Lever
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We could conduct as straw poll here to give an idea of what we would pay for it or you could list it as a Make an Offer on ebay to see what happens. The right buyer might be prepared to pay a high sum.
John Lever
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I thought a similar amount, £1500 or so.JDAM said:
John Lever
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I can't remember what it sold for, but I think it was in almost mint condition.asiamiles said:
I would also agree that the £1500 mark would be about right – however to a jacket collector these are a rare thing and at auction it could go higher. I recently bought a Buzz B-2 as I love the jacket and this is an expensive repro so who knows. The fact it is pre-war will put some people off but this IMO makes it even more desirable than a plain A-2.
John Lever
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Where are all the pockets ?
This jacket looks like it had two...
This jacket looks like it had two...
John Lever
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Ah yes, we know this, but I mean are they all in a box somewhere ?deeb7 said:
And why does this jacket have evidence that it had two pockets ?
John Lever said:
Next to the poodle tails?
I doubt that they were kept ...And why does this jacket have evidence that it had two pockets ?
Where was the second pocket? I am probably looking at the wrong picture.
Full Gear shows more than one version of the B-1/B-2. It appears to me that the first version had no pockets, then a left-breast pocket was added, later to be removed.
John Lever
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Clearly there were two pockets at some point. Does the B-2 suit have two pockets ....?
asiamiles
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Curiously the stitching for the right pocket appears different to the left one.
Ah yes, John's jacket was a B-1 not a B-2, and IMO more desirable, and sold for less than £800 while a B-2 at the same time sold for $2,827.99. Just shows you can't predict the value of these jackets.
Ah yes, John's jacket was a B-1 not a B-2, and IMO more desirable, and sold for less than £800 while a B-2 at the same time sold for $2,827.99. Just shows you can't predict the value of these jackets.
John Lever said:
The B-1/B-2 suits were two-piece, so you simply added the appropriate A-1, or A-2 trousers. There was an earlier 1920's one-piece suit, with a pocket on the left ... but the style was different, and it buttoned over to one side.
Thankyou for the photo, I see what you mean now. The jacket has so many stitch tracks it's hard to say what's going on ... removed pocket, patches, perhaps a name strip, maybe a later rigger pocket, who knows. It's certainly had an interesting life, and as Miles notes, the two outlines don't match.
