Eastman B15?

[CoreyM]

I've searched but don;t seem to find any reviews of owners of Eastmans Rough Wear B15. Has to be someone here with something to say.

 

[Dr H]

Excellent jacket - arguably less iconic than the B-10 replica, but more practical.
Warm, comfortable with plenty of pockets.
Well reproduced by ELC, even down to the 'end zone' twill.

 

[Peter Graham]

Excellent jacket - arguably less iconic than the B-10 replica, but more practical.
Warm, comfortable with plenty of pockets.
Well reproduced by ELC, even down to the 'end zone' twill.

I can't argue with any of that but I've owned an original Endzone twill B-15 and it's a nasty, stiff, proto nylon material that has it's rightful place in jacket history, but in my opinion Eastman would have been better off copying the classic cotton twill B-15. The collar of the B-15 is also embarrassingly large for 21st century tastes.

 

[Dr H]

True Peter, the collar was the worst element of the look - the B-10 looks so much neater.

 

[bn1966]

I owned one a couple of years back, good quality, big collar as noted...shoulders were too snug for me so I moved it on.

 

[CoreyM]

I ran across a picture on Josh's Flight Jackets Facebook of one of his painted B15's and can't seem to get it out of my head. I like the off set zipper.

 

[coalman]

True Peter, the collar was the worst element of the look - the B-10 looks so much neater.

To me its not just the collar but the offset zip..it just does not look quite right to my eye, hence why I prefer the B10..

John

 

[CBI]

not sure of your needed size but there seem to be a lot of original B-15's that come up on eBay (in the past few years).

 

[mindful]

I've got one and think it's a great jacket alpaca really soft it had nice yellow cordro lined pockets on inside as well I got mine of the seconds list about 4 years ago for £300 which was a bargain so no complaints,only thing I don't like is the collar strap sits under the fur which makes the collar stand out on one side and not a great jacket in the rain as the fur will start to bubble so I wear mine sparingly

 

[Peter Graham]

not sure of your needed size but there seem to be a lot of original B-15's that come up on eBay (in the past few years).

A large proportion of them are postwar civi copies as discussed in various threads. A buyer needs to know their stuff before buying a B-15 off Ebay.

 

[Ian C]

Does the civi one have a central zip?

 

[Dr H]

Yes, not exclusively, but very often.

 

[CBI]

agreed Peter but there seem to be many legit ones as well.