B-Man2
Well-Known Member
So … Been away for a few days and haven’t posted anything vintage for a while. So I thought I post this Cable A2 for your viewing pleasure and also in case some of you might like to compare the details to any A2’s of your own .
This jacket is an original WWII Cable that I got from a fellow VLJ member who knows more about these jackets than I could ever hope to learn. This one came from Vic also known as “Silver Surfer”. When I first joined this forum in 2009 I would see jackets from Vic’s collection that were just amazing. Luckily I had some spare change sitting around when he decided to let this one go. You’ll notice that it’s a size 40, not my normal interest as I like original jackets that I can wear occasionally, but this one was so interesting as it had some provenance that came with it .
The contract on this jacket was issued in Jan 1942 for 10,000 jackets at $7.75 per jacket. This jacket came with two different kinds of zippers an M-40 Kwik Zip pin lock and a Conmar zipper .
Gary Eastman’s A2 Manual is must have resource material for this hobby and I would encourage all of you to obtain a copy some place.
This jacket is an original WWII Cable that I got from a fellow VLJ member who knows more about these jackets than I could ever hope to learn. This one came from Vic also known as “Silver Surfer”. When I first joined this forum in 2009 I would see jackets from Vic’s collection that were just amazing. Luckily I had some spare change sitting around when he decided to let this one go. You’ll notice that it’s a size 40, not my normal interest as I like original jackets that I can wear occasionally, but this one was so interesting as it had some provenance that came with it .
The contract on this jacket was issued in Jan 1942 for 10,000 jackets at $7.75 per jacket. This jacket came with two different kinds of zippers an M-40 Kwik Zip pin lock and a Conmar zipper .
Gary Eastman’s A2 Manual is must have resource material for this hobby and I would encourage all of you to obtain a copy some place.
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