WW II ROYAL NAVY Fleet Air Arm 804 Sqn. IRVIN

[442RCT]

For you guys who live in colder climes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/WW-II-ROYAL-NAVY-FA ... 19b9b4da0d

 

[dujardin]

wowwwwwwwwwwww splendid one

you kill me by presenting this ebay item

not for me this time, not that i won't, but not the good time with the expense

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


byeeeeeeeeee marcel

 

[rich]

Something looks odd with the cuffs and waist? Oversized, too immaculate? Nice badge!

 

[Roughwear]

Nice CC jacket which appears to be the work of Wareings. It dates from 1943-4.

 

[Peter Graham]

The seller reckons it's a size 38 to 40. In my experience 21" armpit to armpit on an Irvin is about a 36 or size 3 in Irvinspeak.

 

[Roughwear]

You are spot on here Peter. It's a size 3, or maybe a 4 if the seller's pit to pit measurements are a little conservative.

 

[Andrew]

I have never seen anything larger than a 4 in an FAA Irvin, must've all been little fellas.

 

[Roughwear]

Bigger ones were made but they are rare:

CC jacket size 5 contract 7413 post 1943 (Wareings)

Coastal Command Jacket No. 4629 Name: C. Marriott No. 1080684 Jacket size 6 to fit 5'11 to 6'0" Chest 40-42 Waist 36-38 (8 panel jacket. C. 41-2)

CC jacket size 7 4632/c.37/B (four panel construction)

 

[Andrew]

Bigger ones were made but they are rare:

CC jacket size 5 contract 7413 post 1943 (Wareings)

Coastal Command Jacket No. 4629 Name: C. Marriott No. 1080684 Jacket size 6 to fit 5'11 to 6'0" Chest 40-42 Waist 36-38 (8 panel jacket. C. 41-2)

CC jacket size 7 4632/c.37/B (four panel construction)

Any pics?

 

[Roughwear]

I have pics of the size 7 and will open a new thread in Vintage.