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Spearhead Militaria A-2
- Thread starter rrackleyadams
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Jaguar46
New Member
Is this the same jacket here on the Bay?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A2-A-2-Reproduc ... 3cc3d0dda0
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A2-A-2-Reproduc ... 3cc3d0dda0
rrackleyadams said:This is my first post...amazing content, conversations and pictures here...really excited to have found this site. I just bought a HH A-2 on eBay...always wanted one and bought a size 46 from Spearhead Militaria in their russet (really more Havana). I have read a great deal since and have been amazed at the information, sites, etc...already eyeing a Kelso or Aero. Rough Wear would be nice, but rough budget makes that tough!
The Spearhead is OK...the fit is amazing, but the color of the leather is odd, and it is completely rubbing off in the friction/folds. Please check it out...from what I read this HH is spray dyed and is completely coming off (and this is after 1 week of wearing). Anyone have any experience with anything like this?
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Anonymous
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No I don't think it's THE jacket that started the thread , but if you look at the pocket flap after three weeks I see more wear than usual around the high spots.
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Anonymous
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I e-mailed Barry at Spearhead, about the dye problem. That several owners are pissed off. I will see if he responds.
Hamsterbear
Member
Andreart said:
Oh, yes you can!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI
"CONFIRMED"
-BTW, the jacket is still crap.
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Anonymous
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Noticed this jacket is now up for sale on the bay. Barry at spearhead requested the link here so I gave it to him, wants to improve the product. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: http://www.ebay.com/itm/A2-A-2-Reproduc ... 3cc3d0dda0
rrackleyadams
Member
That is indeed me selling the jacket. The fit is terrific...I just don't care for the dye/finish. Upon more research than I care to admit I came to the conclusion that the dye job is not for me...I want a jacket I can break in over years of use, and I wasn't convinced this could do it. It's just coming off in a way that is very unauthentic. I think the cut, stitching, epaulettes, etc are well done as a hybrid A-2...the dye job is killing the coat for me. The Seal may be a different story.
rrackleyadams
Member
I should also add...I bought a slightly used Aero Size 46 on eBay...oil pull seal HH...WOW. Olive drab stitching, amazing leather, well dyed!, better fit for me in chest, sleeve cut, etc. The wind flap is 23" (vs 24" on the Spearhead)...dimensions slightly different but I just love it. Paid ~$400 for each...in the end the money was much better spent on the used Aero than the Spearhead (which was also used...albeit by about 1 day...I bought from another eBayer).
rrackleyadams
Member
dmar836 said:
Thanks Dave...duly noted and updated accordingly. I added the closeup of the collar and noted the contrast in light brown and havana brown. This could actually be a cool look for someone looking to break it in...the folds in the arm do NOT wear like the collar...they have a more slight fade that should look pretty cool. I would suspect the collar and body leather were dyed separately/differently? Not sure...it a nice jacket...just not the one for me.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0983283104
m444uk
Active Member
What colour is the leather in cross section on the hanger and pocket interior ?
Chrome tanned leather comes out of the tanning bath blue or purple and is then put in a vat of dye. In this case brown ?
The top finish on that jacket is sprayed on pigment paint. If the undercoat used is bright straw or yellow it
could look a bit strange until that too wears through to the leather.
In the past both Aero and Eastman have made the mistake of using a top coat of seal deliberately
designed to wear quickly. The exposed yellowish undercoat looked ridiculous.
Vegetable tanned leathers typically come out of the tanning bath light biscuit coloured. Depending on the top coat finish colour no dying may be required.
Chrome tanned leather comes out of the tanning bath blue or purple and is then put in a vat of dye. In this case brown ?
The top finish on that jacket is sprayed on pigment paint. If the undercoat used is bright straw or yellow it
could look a bit strange until that too wears through to the leather.
In the past both Aero and Eastman have made the mistake of using a top coat of seal deliberately
designed to wear quickly. The exposed yellowish undercoat looked ridiculous.
Vegetable tanned leathers typically come out of the tanning bath light biscuit coloured. Depending on the top coat finish colour no dying may be required.
767fo
Active Member
Jaguar46 said:wop54 said:Sorry, I hijack the thread, for a moment. Is that your car in the avatar, Jaguar46?Jaguar46 said:
I love the style of that car.... Enzo Ferrari himself once said that the Jaguar E-type was the most beautiful car ever made!!
Back to the original thread, now!
This is my 1966 E-Type I purchased in 1974 (for $300). It had already started to rust out even back then. I had turned the car over to a guy to restore in 1983, but after he disassembled the car, and did nothing else for 28 years, I reclaimed the car in parts, and had it completely restored. All the way down to nuts and bolts, and put back together, by an expert, not me.
Here it is at the Quail Event, Carmel, 2011.
work by Dave Ferguson, Image AutoBody, Campbell, California
http://imagesautobody.com/
Your car is stunning!!!
