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    A-2 Manufacturer Opinions?

    I have three size 42 A-2s, a Flight Suits horsehide, an Avirex cowhide and a US Authentic horsehide and the USA is the roomiest of the three. It feels one size to big while the others are both very snug.
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    US Authentic size 42 russet horsehide

    US Authentic horsehide is heavier and thicker than goatskin.
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    US Authentic size 42 russet horsehide

    I originally wanted to just trade it. I'd like to get around 300.00 for it so I could use that toward another Horsehide A-2 in a smaller size.
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    US Authentic size 42 russet horsehide

    The US Authentic is still for sale or trade. I lost another 9 pounds so it's even bigger on me then before.
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    Sporty's Horsehide A-2s

    Horsehide just seems to look and feel the best to me. I do like the cowhide also because it's very similar to horse with a fine grain texture and it seems to crease and bend much like horse. I do have a Cooper goatskin A-2 and it has a slightly different look due to the grainier texture. I...
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    Sporty's Horsehide A-2s

    I recently got a size 42 Avirex Right Stuff A-2 in seal brown cowhide. It really looks very close to the Flight Suits horsehide but is slightly darker and is about the same thickness and flexibility. It fits about like the Flight Suits so now I have two trim fit A-2 jackets and two roomier...
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    What Price Glory A-2 Jacket

    Nice color and texture. The size, shape and spacing of the pockets is pretty good too. I've always wondered why so many of the lower priced A-2 makers don't try to make the pockets look more accurate. It doesn't seem like it would cost a lot and it makes the jacket look much better.
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    What Price Glory A-2 Jacket

    Could you give us the measurements across the shoulders, down the back and down the sleeves?
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    BK price increases again?

    Since both GB and BK "house" A-2s have the same horsehide and now cost almost the same I'm thinking a new GB horsehide A-2 would be a safer bet since GB will exchange or alter the jacket if necessary and mailing is a whole lot cheaper and faster to El Cajon than to Europe. Every GB or...
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    BK price increases again?

    Why would this be called Mark 31 Horsehide? Isn't the Gibson Barnes Mark 31 goatskin? Also how is a BK "house" A-2 different than a GB horsehide A-2?
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    US Authentic size 42 russet horsehide

    Here's an outdoor picture of the US Authentic. If anyone has a horsehide A-2 thats a size to small and could use a size 42 it's a pretty nice one. http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/atomjet/media/USrus_zpsc1c17544.jpg.html
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    US Authentic size 42 russet horsehide

    I have a size 42 US Authentic russet horsehide A-2 that is a little to big for me and I am curious if anyone would be interested in a trade for a slightly smaller horsehide A-2. It measures 20.5 inches across the shoulders and 23.5 inches across the chest and the sleeves are about 26.5...
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    Anyone ever owned or worn an Alpha A-2?

    Has anyone ever seen an Alpha horsehide A-2? There seem to be very few pictures of Alpha A-2s and they don't give much of an idea of the color or texture of the jackets. I wish more people who have the less expensive jackets would post pictures of them particularly in outdoor lighting which...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Both Rod Taylor and Hugh Marlowe wear G-1 jackets when they rocket into the future in the movie World Without End. A third crew member wears an A-2. All in color and cinemascope.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    I remember a movie where the main character wears an A-2 for the entire film. He never takes it off. George Raft wears one for about half of a film. I always wondered why characters in films about the navy seem to wear A-2s a lot. Is it just bad research?
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    Sporty's Horsehide A-2s

    I think the current Kelso house A-2 is steerhide not horsehide. Also they cost around 600.00. The Sportys and Avirex horsehide A-2s I've been looking at are around 200.00 each which would be a lot closer to my budget. The idea is to try out several horsehide A-2s and then keep the ones I...
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    Sporty's Horsehide A-2s

    The current Sporty's A-2s are not horsehide. The horsehide ones I've seen in pictures were a few years old and are not made now. I have pre-owned US Authentic and Flight Suits horsehide A2s but I want to get a few other inexpensive ones and see which I like best. Oddly both are size 42 but...
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    Rules of sizing and A-2 ?

    Is there any standard for the difference between sizes? If so you would only need an accurate measurement for one size and then could calculate how much bigger or smaller to go. It would help if all photos on manufacturer websites had horizontal and vertical tape measures included so you...
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    Sporty's Horsehide A-2s

    I've seen several pictures of Sporty's horsehide A-2s in the past few months and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about when they were manufactured and how good the leather is. They look pretty good in the photos I've seen. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Hugh O'Brien's G-1 and Noah Beery's A-2 go to Mars in Rocketship X-M 1950. Cameron Mitchell's G-1 and Arthur Franz B-3 in Flight to Mars 1951. Bob Burns B-3 in Major Mars 1976. What's the deal with Mars and flight jackets?

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