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I Acquired The 23379 Dubow A-2 Jacket

ZuZu

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Hello, here are some pics of the 23379 Dubow I acquired in February 2024. I like it. According to the information from this forum, it was manufactured around December 1941. This one is made of horse hide, and it has a stand up collar and the label is slightly different than the typical Dubow label. The cuffs are tattered, but I choose to leave them that way. I emailed Jan and asked for his opinions on the jacket prior to my purchase. Thanks Jan! The name tag reads K.L. Farner. The seller told me this person was a pilot who flew in the Pacific Theatre during WW2, and had won the Air medal three times and the distinguished flying cross twice, but he never sent me any paper work about it as I had requested. I found an obituary for a Kenneth Farner that reported the same information, but I'm not sure if K.L. Farner View attachment 144331is the same person?




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Hey I just got the same type Jacket! (almost) Did the leather always look that good? It's beautiful!
 

WW2 Buff

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I had not realized that I had not posted any pics of the zipper until Mike Littlewolf asked about the zipper. So, here's pics of the zipper.


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Spitfireace

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Pristine, and original. Look at that verdegris on the snaps! I continually have to check on my older jackets for that. It's a form of brass corrosion. Can't be good on the surrounding leather.
 

Spitfireace

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Name tag is pretty illegible. Really light looking imprint. Last three letter.. .ARNER? Not sure last three are NER. Maybe Garner?
 

Spitfireace

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Ya, sorry I missed this post earlier, I see it's Farner. Late to the party so to speak. Was in April, who knows what I was up to in April? Great jacket score. I'm stunned. The provenance looks genuine.
 
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