ORIGINAL REED PRODUCTS, INC. TYPE N-2 FLYING JACKET

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Gentlemen

We have here this rare bird, the TYPE N-2 Heavy Flying Jacket made by REED PRODUCTS, this is one of a series of nylon flight jackets adopted when WWII ended, also it is the earliest version of the TYPE N-2 series.

The construction is made of olive green nylon, featuring a shearling lined hood trimmed in wolf fur and note the leather oxygen clip tab.

Condition is amazing considering is over 70 years old.

Hope you enjoy it and stay safe!

Jorge

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Fit pics for posterity

 

[Geeboo]

Holy molly, very good condition N2, the mouton hood lining is very often cracked & also very nice sun-faded to reddish nylon. Everything is so perfect, top-notch player.

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Holy molly, very good condition N2, the mouton hood lining is very often cracked & also very nice sun-faded to reddish nylon. Everything is so perfect, top-notch player.

Yes, sometimes even on N-2B the lining is cracked, this one is like a Teddy Bear around your neck

 

[Geeboo]

any specific jkt you do not own now & is under radar ?

 

[Flightengineer]

Awesome jacket, Jorge.
Always loved N2. My first one...When I was 20 years old (and this was alas long ago), one of my friends gifted to me contract green N2B jacket (he got it in West Germany) and I weared it 2 winters. I was young, and now of course I wouldn't be able to survive Russian winter in such short jacket as N2B . In the end, someone stoled it. Of course, at that time I didn’t know much about the nuances of a flight jacket, but now I understand that it was old N2B because it had Crown zippers, I remember.

 

[Dany McDonald]

Love it, everything seems in place and strong. Label is pristine too!

thanx for sharing.

Dany

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

any specific jkt you do not own now & is under radar ?

I’m after an original A-1... but I’ll give it some time.

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Awesome jacket, Jorge.
Always loved N2. My first one...When I was 20 years old (and this was alas long ago), one of my friends gifted to me contract green N2B jacket (he got it in West Germany) and I weared it 2 winters. I was young, and now of course I wouldn't be able to survive Russian winter in such short jacket as N2B . In the end, someone stoled it. Of course, at that time I didn’t know much about the nuances of a flight jacket, but now I understand that it was old N2B because it had Crown zippers, I remember.

Funny, one of my first flight jackets was a N-2B repro from Alpha Industries (still made in US), I was so happy when I found it, that was like 10 years ago!!! Man, time flies.....

 

[DenimCanvasCamo]

Again, lovely jacket. I love my one of these!

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Again, lovely jacket. I love my one of these!

Thanks @DenimCanvasCamo I saw your, very nice too! You have a nice very collection!

 

[DenimCanvasCamo]

Thanks @DenimCanvasCamo I saw your, very nice too! You have a nice very collection!

Thank you my friend, that's very kind of you!