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I have been wearing my A2 jacket for the past month due to the warmer weather, I must say it is a very nice jacket and it looks great and wears great too (One side benefit of buying from a thrift store is that I didn't have to go through the long arduous process of breaking in a new jacket). I...

I decided to give the jacket a soak in warm water for a couple of hours. Good idea? how long should i soak it?

Here it is: (the lighting is making it a bit warmer in tone than it really is, but it is a cloudy day here so I had to use my lamp).

I ended up going back to the thrift store and the jacket was still there. I put it on and took a long look in the mirror and I decided it was worth buying. Anyways, I will take a pic and post it in the morning when there is better lighting.

I am not holding out for another A2, i just think that WG a2 looked very cheap and not worth the $50. how much is it worth then?

I thought about buying it but decided not to. The plasticy light brown leather and the large oversized collar were the decision points and I couldn't get over them. Did I make the right choice?

I found this jacket at a thrift shop, what is the background on this W&G A2? They were selling it for $50. is that a good buy? I noticed some issues, like the collar is huge on me. But mostly everything else checks out like a authentic A2 jacket, but the leather quality seems subpar. I uploaded...