Well-worn ELC Monarch on the bay

[mulceber]

US Army AAF WW2 Air Force EASTMAN MONARCH A-2 LEATHER FLIGHT JACKET HORSEHIDE | eBay

<p>US Army AAF WW2 Air Force EASTMAN MONARCH A-2 LEATHER FLIGHT JACKET. </p><br /><p>See Photos For Condition </p><p>Patina </p><p>Wrist Tears </p>

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Pocket tag lists it as 44R. It’ll definitely need to have the knits replaced, but this could be a fun jacket for someone.

 

[VeraVoulik]

Leather quite in good shape, can be easily restored like the I saved monthes ago.

 

[Flightengineer]

I wouldn't do anything , maybe a bit of conditioner.

 

[ausreenactor]

Early one with the pocket labels...

 

[Chandler]

Early one with the pocket labels...

The horsehide or the size label?

All 3 of my ELCs (early to mid-age examples) have (had) the size and serial number label -- the horsehide labels came later, after a well-documented blow-up and subsequent hissy-fit.

 

[ausreenactor]

My Monarch has not been fitted with the Horsehide label..

 

[P-47 thunderbolt]

That's a beauty, I'd leave as is. A real 'Yeager' monarch in the making

 

[Chandler]

My Monarch has not been fitted with the Horsehide label..

How old is it? If you know.

FWIW -- neither of my ELC Roughwears had the HH tag either, but they were made before the 90s controversy.

I guess the obvious question is -- and opening that can of worms -- are you sure it's horsehide?

 

[ausreenactor]

How old is it? If you know.

FWIW -- neither of my ELC Roughwears had the HH tag either, but they were made before the 90s controversy.

I guess the obvious question is -- and opening that can of worms -- are you sure it's horsehide?

It was Vic's before I bought it in 2019.

It's Warhorse....

 

[Chandler]

It was Vic's before I bought it in 2019.

It's Warhorse....

If it was put together any time after 1999 (or so) I'm surprised it doesn't have the HH tag.

OTOH, maybe Vic removed it? I (very carefully) removed the non-authentic "made in England" tags from my ELCs.

I see that you can see stray strands from that tag on the eBay jacket -- just left of the spec tag.