Niki Posted March 6, 2017 Share #1 Posted March 6, 2017 Hi, i bought this jacket beqause i have a passion about the F-86 sabre aircraft and Korean war USAF in general. I have beein told that this is a PERRY SPORTSWEAR A-2 from the WW2 era following to the Korean war . I will be honest and say that the zipper was broken and the lining was shredderd so i have it corrected by restoring the jacket with the original zipper for that kind of jacket and a new liner in the same color it was in. I think if i dont say anything nobody will notice this but i 'm honest about this. Will this hurt the value and what would the correct price be for this kind of jacket beqause i see alot WW2 A-2 but never korean era? Had some several offers on the jacket but its to nice to sell it. Hope you guys can help me? niki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niki Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted March 6, 2017 detail patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhcoleterracina Posted March 6, 2017 Share #3 Posted March 6, 2017 Very cool jacket but would have liked the shredded liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niki Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted March 6, 2017 It was a dilemma to do this. Thought it was better to restore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted March 7, 2017 Share #5 Posted March 7, 2017 I like the Korean war A-2s....nice to see this one...since the zip and liner have been replaced already... I would have them replaced again with correct liner and zipper... many of the repop companies will do this for you for a fee, but will be worth it to have correct looking zipper and liner... having said that.. I would have left it alone as is original...but its your jacket...enjoy it!!! As is I would look at it as a 350-550 jacket depending on size..label integrity is gone with the replaced liner and incorrect zipper collar and epaulets look consistent with a Perry...does it have a collar stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niki Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted March 7, 2017 Yes it had a collar stand. So its better to leave the jacket broken than to restore it? Ok but for me it looks better and i can say that i have one in my collection beqause i never would think to own one. Dont think this is a pilot jacket beqause i can not found what 608 ACE sqdrn means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted March 7, 2017 Share #7 Posted March 7, 2017 Niki, The patch is for the 608th AC&W, or Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, a component of the 502nd Tactical Control Group. See page 94 of the link below for more information. http://media.defense.gov/2010/May/26/2001330297/-1/-1/0/AFD-100526-045.pdf Regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted March 8, 2017 Share #8 Posted March 8, 2017 ur call Niki...it is a cool jacket either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebel Posted March 12, 2017 Share #9 Posted March 12, 2017 Some stocks of A-2 jackets were refurbished at the beginning of the Korean war by USAF due to the lack of equipments. They are relatively scarce. But perhaps not so "lovely" for a ww2 A-2 collector. I had one from this period from the 7th FBS. But it was all original and in very good shape. I sold it for 700 euros two years ago. What is cool with your is the patches. If it has been a KW F-86 squadron, I think the price would have been increased. Franck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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