havocpaul
One of the Regulars
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(Excuse the caps, I cut and pasted from a different previous listing elsewhere.)
STUNNING ORIGINAL LATE 1940'S US NAVY 55J14 CONTRACT G-1 FLIGHT JACKET IN A SIZE 44. THESE FIRST G-1'S WERE OF EQUAL QUALITY AND RARITY AS THE WARTIME M-442A'S. THIS JACKET IS FROM THE DESIRABLE A. PRITZKER & SONS AND BY THE STYLE IS FROM THEIR 1947-49 PERIOD. THE GOATSKIN LEATHER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, VERY MINOR RUBBING ALONG THE ZIP AREA BUT NO DAMAGE OR CRACKING. THE BLACK PAINTED CONMAR ZIPPER WORKS FINE, ALL BUTTONS ARE PRESENT, THE MOUTON FUR COLLAR IS COMPLETE AND UNDAMAGED WITH NO FADING. THE LINING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE OR FADING. THE 'USN' STENCIL BENEATH THE COLLAR IS STRONG, EARLY G-1'S DID NOT HAVE USN STAMPED ON THE WINDFLAP. THERE IS THE ORIGINAL SQUADRON PATCH SEWN ON, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T KNOW WHAT UNIT/SQUADRON IT IS FROM, BY THE STYLE IT MAY BE FROM A NIGHT FIGHTER UNIT? THERE HAS BEEN NO THER PATCHES OR INSIGNIA SEWN SO NO HOLES OR DAMAGE AS IS OFTEN THE CASE WITH OLD G-1'S. THE WAISTBAND AND CUFFS IS ALL ORIGINAL AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, THERE ARE A FEW SMALL AREAS OF SNAGS BUT NOTHING SERIOUS OR IN NEED OF REPAIR. THE JACKET LOOKS AS IF IT WAS BARELY WORN SUCH IS ITS SUPERB CONDITION. BENEATH THE MANUFACTURER'S LABEL IS THE SIZE LABEL, AS ALWAYS THIS IS FAINT BUT YOU CAN MAKE OUT THE '44'. THE JACKET FITS A 42 BEST DEPENDING ON THE FIT PREFERRED. MEASUREMENTS ARE: ARMPIT TO ARMPIT 23", SHOULDER TO SHOULDER 19.5", SHOULDER SEAM TO END OF CUFF 26.5", BASE OF COLLAR TO WAIST 25.5". ORIGINAL EARLY 55J14 G-1 JACKETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE VERY RARE. PRICE IS FAR LESS THAN THAT OF ANY REPRO, BUY AN ORIGINAL THAT CAN BE WORN WITHOUT WORRY AND THAT HAS FAR MORE CHARACTER THAN ANY REPRO! ASKING £345.00 UK POSTAGE £12.00 EU £45.00 REST £70.00
(Excuse the caps, I cut and pasted from a different previous listing elsewhere.)
STUNNING ORIGINAL LATE 1940'S US NAVY 55J14 CONTRACT G-1 FLIGHT JACKET IN A SIZE 44. THESE FIRST G-1'S WERE OF EQUAL QUALITY AND RARITY AS THE WARTIME M-442A'S. THIS JACKET IS FROM THE DESIRABLE A. PRITZKER & SONS AND BY THE STYLE IS FROM THEIR 1947-49 PERIOD. THE GOATSKIN LEATHER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, VERY MINOR RUBBING ALONG THE ZIP AREA BUT NO DAMAGE OR CRACKING. THE BLACK PAINTED CONMAR ZIPPER WORKS FINE, ALL BUTTONS ARE PRESENT, THE MOUTON FUR COLLAR IS COMPLETE AND UNDAMAGED WITH NO FADING. THE LINING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE OR FADING. THE 'USN' STENCIL BENEATH THE COLLAR IS STRONG, EARLY G-1'S DID NOT HAVE USN STAMPED ON THE WINDFLAP. THERE IS THE ORIGINAL SQUADRON PATCH SEWN ON, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T KNOW WHAT UNIT/SQUADRON IT IS FROM, BY THE STYLE IT MAY BE FROM A NIGHT FIGHTER UNIT? THERE HAS BEEN NO THER PATCHES OR INSIGNIA SEWN SO NO HOLES OR DAMAGE AS IS OFTEN THE CASE WITH OLD G-1'S. THE WAISTBAND AND CUFFS IS ALL ORIGINAL AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, THERE ARE A FEW SMALL AREAS OF SNAGS BUT NOTHING SERIOUS OR IN NEED OF REPAIR. THE JACKET LOOKS AS IF IT WAS BARELY WORN SUCH IS ITS SUPERB CONDITION. BENEATH THE MANUFACTURER'S LABEL IS THE SIZE LABEL, AS ALWAYS THIS IS FAINT BUT YOU CAN MAKE OUT THE '44'. THE JACKET FITS A 42 BEST DEPENDING ON THE FIT PREFERRED. MEASUREMENTS ARE: ARMPIT TO ARMPIT 23", SHOULDER TO SHOULDER 19.5", SHOULDER SEAM TO END OF CUFF 26.5", BASE OF COLLAR TO WAIST 25.5". ORIGINAL EARLY 55J14 G-1 JACKETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE VERY RARE. PRICE IS FAR LESS THAN THAT OF ANY REPRO, BUY AN ORIGINAL THAT CAN BE WORN WITHOUT WORRY AND THAT HAS FAR MORE CHARACTER THAN ANY REPRO! ASKING £345.00 UK POSTAGE £12.00 EU £45.00 REST £70.00
