A2 Leather Jacket in long size ?

[nihil]

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for a long size A2 leather jacket.
Accuracy should be fairly good, but it's not needed to be a 1:1 reproduction of the wartime issue jacket.
I'm also not prepared to shell out 500-ish $ on it

I've tried the Sturm Mil-Tec one, and their size L is too short for me. I could perhaps go up to a size XL, but then it would be quite baggy. The L was already quite roomy in the chest area.

Any suggestions?

 

[ButteMT61]

Keep an eye out on used - including forums and vendors such as Aeroleather.
BIll Kelso has a sale - not sure if they have a long in the sale section.
There are lots of jackets in that price range, aside from new though, not many are near accurate or awesome. G&B might be close. Older Avirex are also on eBay as are Schott, both of which again, are less "accurate".
$500 used to get you good gear new, now, you gotta look used or sale. Good luck. There's stuff out there to be had, but it will take some work.

 

[schitzo]

Any suggestions?

Exactly how tall are you?

 

[hyptul]

The most economical option (and it's better than Sturm):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-2-USAF-Le...ultDomain_0&hash=item33783e7991#ht_500wt_1361

But Sturm jackets are very long. However they have a normal sleeves length. Jackets of other manufacturers are shorter.
Bill Kelso has again raised the price (from 260 euros to 350 euros) and they have regular sizes only.

 

[andyfalzon]

A2 Leather Jacket in long size ?



Hi everyone!

I'm looking for a long size A2 leather jacket.
Accuracy should be fairly good, but it's not needed to be a 1:1 reproduction of the wartime issue jacket.
I'm also not prepared to shell out 500-ish $ on it

I've tried the Sturm Mil-Tec one, and their size L is too short for me. I could perhaps go up to a size XL, but then it would be quite baggy. The L was already quite roomy in the chest area.

Any suggestions?

Bill Kelso has L and XL jackets that can still be bought at eur 260.
Please drop a line to sales@billkelsomfg.com

 

[mattp]

I've just ordered a long 29971 A-2 from Bill Kelso, they look fantastic for the price. Will post some pics once it arrives!