Atticus said:Yep. Pocket flaps. Aliminum alloy Scovill zipper. Its a 8279E. Almost certainly an Alpha. Made from 1970 or 1971 until 1975 or so.
If it is an XL, in pretty good condition, eighty bucks is a decent price. Smaller jackets would be worth less.
AF
watchmanjimg said:Great score! $60 is a very fair price for such a jacket, and the stain will probably come out. Replacement cuffs are still plentiful and cheap, and a tailor will probably charge less than $20 to install them. Enjoy it!
Yes, they run short for the reason stated. When wearing a one piece flight suit, it didn't matter, and it keeps the bunching up around your waist to a minimum while sitting. I had to go up to a large because of the back length on the medium being too short, and awfully shocking when the bare back hits the cold car seat....rgraham said:watchmanjimg said:Great score! $60 is a very fair price for such a jacket, and the stain will probably come out. Replacement cuffs are still plentiful and cheap, and a tailor will probably charge less than $20 to install them. Enjoy it!
Wow, thank you for that. I'm sure this jacket is made better than the ones that they now sell. Where would one get a hold of the knits for one of these?
Oh, and although this is a large, it seems like the back of the jacket sits pretty high up at the bottom. Is this normal for the style?
The sleeves seem Ok in length.