Silver Surfer
Well-Known Member
just for the hell of it, i purchased an avi leather goat bronco to see just exactly what they were offering, and what it would take to bring it up to speed. i redyed the hides with a coupla passes using light reddish-brown thinned dye. replaced the shitty collar clasp pins, and installed a nos talon puller. because the knits were sub par, ie: wrist kits had seams, and the color, weight, and weaving were all wrong, i then sent the jacket to steve to have him replace the knits with the ones that larry offers. now it is the way an a-2 is supposed to be. it looks and fits well, but as it was an experiment, i now have it up on greedbay. bottom line? with a little effort, the avi a-2s can be made to be damn near as nice, and accurate as some of the top tier repro makers.