Avirex M-421a flight jacket repro

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272166175653

This jacket was made in the USA by Avirex Ltd. based upon the 1940s M-421a cotton flight jacket. It has the distinctive diamond shaped reinforcements on the sleeves, belt back and patch pockets. The unbranded bell shaped zipper is a decent approximation of the original, which wouldn’t be fully reproduced for years after the production run of this jacket. The jacket is, like the original, unlined, with an inside pocket.

Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 20″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 21-1/2″

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

1960s Ralph Edwards G-1 flight jacket

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401086952351

This vintage G-1 flight jacket was made in the early 1960s. It has a half-belt back with bi-swing shoulders, a Conmar zipper front, rust colored mouton collar and knit collar and cuffs.

Chest (pit to pit): 21-1/2″ (doubled = 43″)

Shoulder to shoulder: 18-1/2″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25″

Length (base of collar to hem): 24-1/2″

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″

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″

1930s-1940s aviator jacket

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/401045335421

This vintage jacket was made in the late 1930s-early 1940s. It is made from brown capeskin leather in the aviator style so popular in that time period. It has an offset zipper, broad lapels and collar, handwarmer pockets, a zipped breast pocket and zipped map pocket. It has a half-belt back. The main zipper is an early Crown, with a square topped stopbox and teeth very similar to a Talon (pre-chevron teeth, pre-two way teeth). The back is painted with nose art close to a Disney/Roald Dahl gremlin, with horned flight helmet and parachute harness, but with a pointy mosquito or bird nose. The lining is missing.

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

Shoulder to shoulder: 18-3/4″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff):24-1/2″

Length (base of collar to hem): 24″

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