Good Wear AN-6552

[Curahee]

Well here it is, the AN-6552 one of the ancestors of the famous G-1 "resurrected" in optima forma by the Leather Master John Chapman. The chocolate goatskin is supple and nicely grained and will develop great character after being broken in. What is really a nice touch is the lining and the original mouton which looks identical to the one on my Pritzker 55J14. John also copied the strange 2-piece construction of the lower inner part of the jacket which I believe (please step in John) is typical for the B & G AN-6552. Also the single ply waistband is such a detail that is typical for the B & G. John offered me the option of an origianl brass + blackened Talon but a Conmar would be more correct and I didn't want take the risk of having a 60 year old zipper breaking down. This my first repro NAVY jacket, but if feels and wears like one of my originals, truly a masterpiece.

Well I let the pics do the rest of the talking....

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[better duck]

Well, let a fellow Dutchman be the first to congratulate you on a terrific jacket. I have my eye on that one too, in a very far away future. Really great jacket, and I very much like the single ply waistband. Looking ever so good!

 

[helodrvr]

I second the congratulations! It is an excellent jacket! It looks great!

 

[smoos]

Very nice looking jacket. Is the "chocolate" goatskin a new color option by chance? On my monitor it looks definitely darker than than JC's russet, but lighter than his seal.

 

[Curahee]

Thanks guys, as for the "chocolate" colour I just couldn't find another word to describe it but here's another pic taken in the shade which may clear things up

 

[deeb7]

She's a long one, and looking good .... great rusty wool.

 

[Roughwear]

Great looking jacket and an excellent fit. John has excelled himself here.

 

[jack aranda]

Handsome jacket. Perfect fit, it looks like. Thanks for the pics. I really like that rust mouton.

 

[airfrogusmc]

Looks and fits great John is da man. BEAUTIFUL JACKET.

 

[Cliff]

Now that really is lovely !

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[MikeyB-17]

That is as nice a Navy repro as I've seen. Ol' John doesn't half know his stuff. That is, I think you'll find, a double ply waistband-the 'rib-rack' style are the single ply ones.

 

[Curahee]

Your're right Mikey, it should read "folded over two ply waistband" and only Bogen & Tenenbaum used it on their AN-6552. The knits btw are top-notch best I've had so far on any repro jacket.

 

[dujardin]

hello Curahee,

everything is already said; i'm a little bit late on this... splendid jacket

enjoy wearing


byeeeeeee marcel

 

[hillcpa]

So, is the waistband basically the same construction as that of an A-2?

 

[MikeyB-17]

So, is the waistband basically the same construction as that of an A-2?

Yep.

 

[Peter Graham]

Beautiful. A jacket to be proud of. Enjoy it in good health.

 

[CBI]

terrific! Love it -

 

[Silver Dollar]

Wow!! I'd love to have one of those. That's perfect for an AVG repro.

 

[chancerider]

Color is great...

...That's the color of my old G-1. Usually, people expect a darker color brown...but I realy like the "chocolate" as you call it. The leather color and fit of your jacket pretty much match my jacket...however I do like your collar. The mouton on my old jacket is still deep dark brown. The honey color is so much nicer looking. Enjoy!

 

[Curahee]

Wow!! I'd love to have one of those. That's perfect for an AVG repro.

Did the AVG wear AN-6552's ? probably not. The AVG I believe arrived in Kunming Cnina in 1938 ,and served between december 1941 and july 1942. In 1943 the AN-6552 first saw action and only for six months. So, unless I'm completely wrong about the dates it is impossible for original AVG members to have worn AN-6552's. They did however wear M-422/M-422A's.