Linx
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Hi,
I took in Italy this jacket that was given to me by saying that it had been used in World War II, no civilian.
It's widely used, worn, marked by time and some changes were made. The buckles have been removed, remain the signs of the seams. Perhaps even perform other changes. The labels have been removed, it remains only a small label on the side near the pocket with the number 44 in red. Someone added a patch under the armpit. The zip is a double Eclair in metal, I don't know if it is original or replaced after. It has many little holes, loses fur. The material of pocket is '40s.
I am not sure can be hinges are removed from the sleeves because there are seams and missing a lot of hair.
It seems that in the past they wanted to hide the military origin, buckles and removing labels and make it more fashionable. The pockets don't know whether original or added later, but I think original.
It seems like English line but as the American fabric, No idea of nationality or army.
Certainly it is in line with production 40s, maybe it was civil, but very strange.
I was told that not all irvin models are documented and there are many variations, and many customized, someone said it might be a irvin type.. fighter... Raf mid-season... other USA....ground crew or rare B6 variant ( fighter pilots preferred a less-bulky jacket in their cramped cockpits and now are extremely scarce and unobtainable).
It's made of several small pieces as they used to at the end of forty years when the skin was more difficult to find, the leather strips that cover the seams are not a long one piece, as in the replies, but as they used to in the past, especially with those military and handmade.
Are you able to identify?Do you know what that is?
Thank you
I took in Italy this jacket that was given to me by saying that it had been used in World War II, no civilian.
It's widely used, worn, marked by time and some changes were made. The buckles have been removed, remain the signs of the seams. Perhaps even perform other changes. The labels have been removed, it remains only a small label on the side near the pocket with the number 44 in red. Someone added a patch under the armpit. The zip is a double Eclair in metal, I don't know if it is original or replaced after. It has many little holes, loses fur. The material of pocket is '40s.
I am not sure can be hinges are removed from the sleeves because there are seams and missing a lot of hair.
It seems that in the past they wanted to hide the military origin, buckles and removing labels and make it more fashionable. The pockets don't know whether original or added later, but I think original.
It seems like English line but as the American fabric, No idea of nationality or army.
Certainly it is in line with production 40s, maybe it was civil, but very strange.
I was told that not all irvin models are documented and there are many variations, and many customized, someone said it might be a irvin type.. fighter... Raf mid-season... other USA....ground crew or rare B6 variant ( fighter pilots preferred a less-bulky jacket in their cramped cockpits and now are extremely scarce and unobtainable).
It's made of several small pieces as they used to at the end of forty years when the skin was more difficult to find, the leather strips that cover the seams are not a long one piece, as in the replies, but as they used to in the past, especially with those military and handmade.
Are you able to identify?Do you know what that is?
Thank you