"THE" A-2 jacket to get

PLATON · Post by **PLATON** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:25 pm

I fell in love with this.
Only EUR1000 seperate us

Sorry for posting a non-Indy topic but can't help it.

The jacket is a DUBOW NO.AN6-010

What do you think?

Indiana Max · Post by **Indiana Max** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:00 pm

Holy jacket, but holy price too

Lao Feng · Post by **Lao Feng** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:13 pm

Absolutely beautiful! But too rich for my blood..I am seriously in need of a new A-2...my Avirex cowhide (purchased in 1987) is a bit small...I am likely going to go for a Cockpit (Avirex) horsehide A-2. Why? (1) Avirex/Cockpit flight jackets can "take it." I've had one for 20 years and have knocked the cr___p out of it all through China, Europe, Army assignments, in rain, sleet, hail, snow...heat you name it. (2) I understand the sizing (3) the price: $345 for a HH A-2...$75 rebate if I send them my old A-2 which they donate to charity.

Having said all of this...Platon's A-2 above is the most beautiful A-2 I can recall seeing...bar none.

PS--Forc Cockpit go to www.cockpitusa.com.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:16 am

careful ac....remember what your mom always said about when you made faces....what if you wake up tomorrow and all of your gear is ORANGE

that is a very nice a2 but man....that is a hefty price tag. you could probably have that thing made from scratch from a leathersmith cheaper than that.

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:02 am

You sure you didn't mean Eur 100?

PLATON · Post by **PLATON** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:15 am

Just like them a bit daker brown than this is all.

Don't worry they make it in dark brown too. (For EUR1000 who wouldnt?)

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:00 am

The jacket AWESOME

But for 1000 Euro... If it was me, I'd send the pics to Peter and ask if he can replicate it using dark brown horse hide.

I bet he could do it.

Regards,

Marc

PLATON · Post by **PLATON** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:10 am

Who said I wasn't gonna do that?
And I will not send only photos but measurements as well.

Repros are nice, but 1000 euro for time accurate zipper? To #### with that. What matters most is style and fit.

Who's with me?

Technonut · Post by **Technonut** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:07 am

Who's with me?

I'm on board...

"Hello everyone, I am Technonut. I am a jacketholic"... 8-[

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:48 am

here here platon...style and fit all the way.

but if the time accurate zipper is what makes it pricey, i'd probably want to purchase just the zipper itself and put it in a glass case for me to look at.

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:57 pm

Hey, AC, would you like it better if it were a bit more orange, perhaps...?

Sorry, couldn't help it...I've been snickering over your color comments all the way through this thread.

Me, I can't see spending that kind of money on a jacket...but then it's cause I don't HAVE that kind of money. If I did, I might, and then hate myself for the excessive purchase, and then send it to Aeris because I'd know he'd like it. Orange.

Ripper · Post by **Ripper** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:59 pm

It actualy doesent look orange in my monitor......

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:24 pm

I don't know, when you break down the cost by each tooth of the zipper, it's starting to look like only about 5 euro per tooth...gee, now it's starting to sounds more affordable...

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:47 pm

did some math....1000 euro is about $1335 usd which is about $1415 cad. now if i were to buy this and incurr the same kind of customs fees/tax as on a wested...say 20% that would almost be $1700 cad.

for that, you can get 1 custom flightjacket, 1 custom wested, and have enough left over for a goat expedtion (assuming you pay normal shipping rates).

that must be one #### of a nice jacket for that price....it also better taste like oranges when i nibble on it for that kind of coin

mmmmmmm...$1700 orange a-2 milkshake....drool...drool....

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:52 pm

Indiana G wrote:did some math....1000 euro is about $1335 usd which is about $1415 cad. now if i were to buy this and incurr the same kind of customs fees/tax as on a wested...say 20% that would almost be $1700 cad.

for that, you can get 1 custom flightjacket, 1 custom wested, and have enough left over for a goat expedtion (assuming you pay normal shipping rates).

that must be one #### of a nice jacket for that price....it also better taste like oranges when i nibble on it for that kind of coin

mmmmmmm...$1700 orange a-2 milkshake....drool...drool....

"And the shnozzberries taste like shnozzberries..."

A lickable jacket! I guess if the whole thing were made from fruit rollups it would also be classified as survival gear...