GPZ900R
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Hi all.
Just recently acquired a vintage M422A jacket from Japan.
It was advertised as 38-40. (yes, no tag so don't know true specs)
Took some measurements (perhaps inaccurate) of the jacket...
Shoulder width: 43 cm/17"
Sleeve length (from middle of collar to cuff): 81 cm / 32"
Sleeve length (from shoulder to cuff): 58 cm / 23"
Chest: 102 cm /40"
Do these M422A jackets really have a slim fit? Or is my jacket simply too small for me?
Sleeves seem a tad bit short too. I, however, have read some thread here - of which even branched out to discussing Darwin/evolution.. went as far as saying M422As are really slim fit, have short sleeves, because people were smaller then..
Anyway,
My measurements are:
Height: 173 cm / 5'8"
Weight: 85 kg / 188lbs
Shoulders: 47 cm / 18.5"
Chest: 102 cm / 40"
Waist : 81 cm / 32"
Arms: 33 cm / 13"
I've had some "terrible" (baggy fitting) Avirex G1s - of which even the XS fits me well, and M is overly large. My Size M Avirex CWU-36/P fits perfectly though (fits like a size L Member's Only jacket). My Schott Perfecto 618 acquired brand new in 2010 which is size 38 fits me well even today.
I'm thinking I'm supposed to be a size 42 or 44... anyhow, it's hard to come across an M422A... my last resort would be to settle for a 7823/G1.... the M422A looks weird... sleeves level with waistband... I'm more used to my Avirex CWU-36/P in which the sleeves hang lower than the waistband....
Pictures attached below.
Edit:
as you can see, the cuffs don't match the waistband. Stitches seem off too. I'm thinking a poor cuff replacement? sleeves shortened ? (unlikely if sleeves are really short on M422A).
Just recently acquired a vintage M422A jacket from Japan.
It was advertised as 38-40. (yes, no tag so don't know true specs)
Took some measurements (perhaps inaccurate) of the jacket...
Shoulder width: 43 cm/17"
Sleeve length (from middle of collar to cuff): 81 cm / 32"
Sleeve length (from shoulder to cuff): 58 cm / 23"
Chest: 102 cm /40"
Do these M422A jackets really have a slim fit? Or is my jacket simply too small for me?
Sleeves seem a tad bit short too. I, however, have read some thread here - of which even branched out to discussing Darwin/evolution.. went as far as saying M422As are really slim fit, have short sleeves, because people were smaller then..
Anyway,
My measurements are:
Height: 173 cm / 5'8"
Weight: 85 kg / 188lbs
Shoulders: 47 cm / 18.5"
Chest: 102 cm / 40"
Waist : 81 cm / 32"
Arms: 33 cm / 13"
I've had some "terrible" (baggy fitting) Avirex G1s - of which even the XS fits me well, and M is overly large. My Size M Avirex CWU-36/P fits perfectly though (fits like a size L Member's Only jacket). My Schott Perfecto 618 acquired brand new in 2010 which is size 38 fits me well even today.
I'm thinking I'm supposed to be a size 42 or 44... anyhow, it's hard to come across an M422A... my last resort would be to settle for a 7823/G1.... the M422A looks weird... sleeves level with waistband... I'm more used to my Avirex CWU-36/P in which the sleeves hang lower than the waistband....
Pictures attached below.
Edit:
as you can see, the cuffs don't match the waistband. Stitches seem off too. I'm thinking a poor cuff replacement? sleeves shortened ? (unlikely if sleeves are really short on M422A).
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