phantomfixer Posted October 15, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 15, 2019 This was a FB market place find... Solid leather, no rot, but some wear to the hide, still soft and flexible good knits with minor mothing good tag good zipper no patches or name tag ever sewn on left shoulder decal removed I love this A2 as it is the last Dubow contract, it has a great hide and all original hardware and knits the FB sale had the A6 sheepskin boots, with straps, USAF mukluks, and a USAF K-2B all found in a footlocker at a yardsale, but no paperwork connecting the 60s flight gear with the WWII gear so I passed on the K-2B and mukluks, did get the boots and the A2 so it is possible the vet was a WWII vet that stayed in or was recalled until the 60s orr the A2 and boots are a reissue...but nothing on the A2 or boots say US Air Force as would be expected ...the only possible exception would be the missing shoulder decal...it could have been the US Air Force version I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted October 15, 2019 color is darker seal...the flash gives it a russet look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted October 15, 2019 Talon zipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted October 15, 2019 boots are in unworn, or at least no wear to the sole, straps still have the black paint and the holes in the straps have not been elongated by the buckle post one zip is blown out on the bottom sadly...tag A-6 These boots have remnants of the Army Air Force decal, not the USAF decal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazelot Posted October 16, 2019 Share #5 Posted October 16, 2019 nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted October 18, 2019 Thanks Bazelot... Not sure if anyone noticed...but the epaulette boxes are different in length...the right shoulder as worn, is shorter than the left ...wartime production... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted October 18, 2019 and this was the fb add...with the 60s era flight gear...the A2 was stored flat with the arms folded behind the jacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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