A couple of jackets i have been offered

[littlebuddy]

Even though im a USAAF collector , i do have an interest in all US flying jackets . Which leads me onto these 2 jackets which i have been kindly offered

The first is a Bogen and Tenenbaum AN6552-42

Secondly is this L W FOSTER G1 , heavily patched ( which i like !!)

Thoughts as to what a fair price would be ,would be a great help

Many thanks

Carl

 

[Silver Surfer]

no pix?

 

[littlebuddy]

no pix?

Are they not showing ???? can anyone else see them??

 

[robrinay]

They aren't showing up in Safari on my iphone

 

[littlebuddy]

bear with me , im just uploading them again !!

 

[littlebuddy]

AN6552-42

 

[littlebuddy]

L W FOSTER G1

 

[littlebuddy]

Can they be seen now ???

Carl

 

[Roughwear]

Yes they can Carl.

 

[littlebuddy]

Thanks for the reassurance

 

[littlebuddy]

Any help as to what price i should be looking to pay ?? to be fair to both parties

Carl

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Love the patched out G1, can't really nail it down but the patches look to be Asian made for the most part and are worth quite a bit on their own. I never pay much but would drop 200- in a heart beat for them removed from a jacket.

 

[littlebuddy]

 

[littlebuddy]

 

[Skyhawk]

The AN's are reasonably rare but this one looks to have a lot of cracking on those shoulders. The patched G-1 is cool. I believe the USS Coral Sea was stationed in Japan, and those patches look original. These have a bit more than value with the patches / history.

Unfortunately USN jackets aren't as valuable as their USAAF counterparts:

AN-6552 $325
G-1 $350-$375

A fair assessment I believe, unless that AN has big holes we can't see.

 

[littlebuddy]

The AN's are reasonably rare but this one looks to have a lot of cracking on those shoulders. The patched G-1 is cool. I believe the USS Coral Sea was stationed in Japan, and those patches look original. These have a bit more than value with the patches / history.

Unfortunately USN jackets aren't as valuable as their USAAF counterparts:

AN-6552 $325
G-1 $350-$375

A fair assessment I believe, unless that AN has big holes we can't see.

Thanks Skyhawk , very much appreciated

Carl

 

[Peter Graham]

Carl, bear in mind that the AN will be too big for you and the G-1 will probably be a bit too tight.

 

[Silver Surfer]

i concur with skyhawk. the an jac may or may not be a difficult repair, or lost cause due to thinning and or red rot..

 

[littlebuddy]

Do you think the AN 6552 has red rot ?? i am waiting on some more info from the seller

Peter , i have a Imperial leather & sports wear contract G1 that is sized a 38 and fits , would this earlier one be a little smaller ??

Carl

 

[unclegrumpy]

From the pictures, I think it looks like the AN 6552 has red rot...I'd skip that one.

I like G-1, but the pictures are too small for me to really see all the details. That said, I think the patches are mix of US and Japanese made patches....just what you would expect from a jacket from this time period.

You are not going to hurt getting the G-1 in Skyhawk's price range, though you might not make much either....better/bigger pictures of the patches would help.