WWII Colvinex flight jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272115026338

This vintage jacket was made around 1943, and started off life as an electrically heated CFN-24 flight suit, made with Colvinex metal yarn. It has a wartime Talon zipper with a bell shaped pull and an unmarked deco stopbox. It has a snap throat latch and double snap under collar closure. These Colvinex suits were popular post-war as motorcycle jacket conversions, as they were extremely well made, durable, inexpensive as surplus, and due to their separable bottom zippers, could be cut down into a jacket style with relative ease.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26″

Length (base of collar to hem): 22-3/4″

Cut down CFN-24 Colvinex flight suit

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272115041520

This vintage jacket started life off as a WWII CFN-24 Colvinex flight suit. These were popular motorcycle jacket conversions post war, due to the relative impracticality of a full length leather flight suit in civilian life, and due to their ease of conversion, with the front zipper having a separable bottom. It is made from goatskin, with a mouton collar, Conmar zipper, chinstrap, under-collar throat latch and belted waist. The owner of this one opted to cut his off at a 3/4 length, requiring it to also be zipped down from the waist to be put on.

Chest (pit to pit): 21″

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″

Length (base of collar to hem): 34″

Jo-O-Kay suede jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272115053691

This vintage jacket was made in the 1970s by Jo-o-Kay. It is made from heavy suede leather, with a snap front, pleated pockets, and a belted waist.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″)

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″

Length (Base of collar to hem): 31-3/4″

Penney’s Suede Jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272115633303

This vintage leather jacket was made in the early-mid 1950s and was sold by Penney’s. It is made for suede leather in a casual style with a knit collar, handwarmer pockets, knit cuffs and knit waistband. It has a talon zipper with the wide ribbed stop box design.

Chest (pit to pit): 23″

Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 22-1/4″

knit collar suede jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272115635995

This vintage leather jacket was made in the early 1950s. It is made for suede leather in a casual style with a knit collar, handwarmer pockets, knit cuffs and knit waistband. It has a crown zipper.

Chest (pit to pit): 24-1/2″ (doubled = 49″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 23″

MA-1 flight jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272115644981

This MA-1 was made by I. Spiewak & Sons – Golden Fleece.

Tagged size: 42

Chest (pit to pit): 25″

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 27-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 24-3/4″

CWU-36/P

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401061204625

This jacket was made by Summit Apparel Corp / Alpha Industries, and is a Jacket, Flyer’s, CWU-36/P nomex flight jacket.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 27″

Length (base of collar to hem): 25-1/4″

Suede rancher jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401061207459

This vintage jacket was made in the 1960s-early 1970s and was worn by a rancher in Livingston, Montana. It is made from heavy roughout leather, with a sherpa lining. The pockets have had matching leather sewn overtop.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 21″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″

Length (base of collar to hem): 26-1/4″

Pendleton shirt jacket

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401061216154

This vintage shirt jacket was made in Portland, Oregon by the Pendleton Woolen Mills. It’s made from a mustard yellow/brown wool, with a snap front and pockets with talon zippers.

Chest (pit to pit): 25-1/2″ (doubled = 51″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 26-1/4″

Length (base of collar to hem): 31″

Eastern Mountain Sports parka

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272115718504

This vintage jacket was made by Eastern Mountain Sports. It has a zip front, hood, flapped cargo pockets, a zipped vertical breast pocket and velcro cuff adjusters.

Chest (pit to pit): 25″ (doubled = 50″)

Sleeve (center of collar to cuff): 37″

Length (base of collar to hem): 31-1/2″

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WWII Colvinex flight jacket

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knit collar suede jacket

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CWU-36/P

Suede rancher jacket

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Eastern Mountain Sports parka