Peter Graham
Well-Known Member
I picked this up for a bargain price on ebay. I'd never owned or even seen a Buzz jacket until I recieved this. Now I know why people rave about them. It just oozes quality. I guess this must be an older Buzz MA-1 as it has BR on the label as opposed to "Lion uniforms" that the jackets for sale now have. The only thing I have to compare it to is my Alpha replica B-15D (mod) and I thought it was pretty good until I got this jacket. The Buzz jacket just feels "denser" all round from the heavier nylon to the Crown zippers, and the knits are superb, really tight and lovely quality wool. The difference that really counts between them is the cut. The Buzz has a trim military cut as opposed to the modern blousey feel of the Alpha. The comparison is not really fair though. If I had bought the Buzz jacket new I could have bought five Alpha's from Closeoutpete for the same price. A word on the auction. It was a BIN and I was a bit dubious as the seller was in Thailand and stated that delivery would be four weeks. I hit the button and five days later it arrived. A lot quicker than from the US and even some UK sellers.