{"product_id":"probable-perry-sportswear-usaaf-2-flight-jacket-original","title":"Probable chaqueta de vuelo A-2 de las Fuerzas Aéreas del Ejército de EE. UU. de Perry Sportswear, cremallera CONMAR original y parche del pecho, Segunda Guerra Mundial, talla 36–38","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Yokosuka \u0026amp; Amekaji\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA wartime A-2 whose authority comes from substance rather than spectacle: a heavy, supple brown hide, its original CONMAR zipper and knits, leather rank insignia and a layered chest history. Tentatively attributed to Perry Sportswear from its collar and pattern, it rewards close handling and conservation-minded ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis WWII U.S. Army Air Forces A-2 flight jacket is tentatively attributed to Perry Sportswear on the basis of collar shape and pattern logic. It is notable for a materially strong leather shell, an original CONMAR zipper and surviving insignia layering. Though it lacks its maker label, it presents a substantial brown leather body with retained suppleness, original knit components, surviving shoulder rank devices, and a left chest that shows both removed insignia history and a later U.S. Army Air Forces leather patch. These accumulated traces make a garment that feels lived rather than curated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerry Sportswear jackets hold an important place in A-2 collecting because their visual grammar can be recognized even when documentation is incomplete; without the label, however, the attribution remains an argument rather than a fact, and it is offered here at exactly that level of confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hide is the core of the object. Wartime A-2s often fail in one of three ways: they turn dry and papery, they are over-conditioned into falseness, or they split at stress points until the silhouette collapses. This one appears to avoid all three. The shell still has thickness, surface character and life, and the grain and depth of the hide suggest a jacket that has survived materially rather than only visually. The functioning original CONMAR zipper matters too: original wartime zippers are often the first system to fail, and a working one preserves both usability and integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left chest records a jacket that moved through identities. A removed name tag and earlier removed insignia were followed by the application of a U.S. Army Air Forces leather patch, a sign of alteration and re-presentation during or shortly after its service life. The leather rank insignia on the epaulettes, modest in visual impact, preserve the garment’s place in the military hierarchy. Rather than the graphic drama of a painted A-2, this jacket offers proportion, hide character and integrity of substance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perry Sportswear (probable; tentative attribution from collar shape and pattern logic; tag missing, so not definitive)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e WWII USAAF A-2 flight jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavy brown leather, likely steerhide, with horsehide a secondary possibility until handled in person\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original CONMAR zipper, functioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Estimated US 36 or small 38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shoulder 41 cm · Chest 49 cm · Sleeve 60 cm from shoulder \/ 48 cm from pit · Length 59 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evidence of a removed name tag and earlier removed insignia, over which a U.S. Army Air Forces leather patch is now attached\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEpaulettes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather rank insignia present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original wartime A-2 with later-era service traces and surviving insignia layering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot pristine, not theatrical, not over-restored: a genuine wartime survivor whose strength lies in its leather quality and preservation potential.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThread separation at the left shoulder \/ sleeve junction; additional lighter seam weakness at the right shoulder junction. Both appear repairable by a specialist without aggressive reconstruction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal lining with damage at the neck area; broad survival remains strong for the category.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnits likely original, damaged but extant; conservation-oriented repair is recommended rather than full replacement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeather retains suppleness and thickness, without dry, papery or over-conditioned surfaces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal CONMAR zipper functioning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRepair Ethics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good wartime A-2 should be stabilized so that original material can continue to exist, not improved into false youth. The shoulder seam separations are visible, understandable and repairable, preferable to hidden panel damage or amateur repair, and a conservation-minded specialist can stabilize them without violating the jacket’s wartime personality. The original knits, even damaged, preserve silhouette, fiber age and historical honesty, so repair rather than exchange is the correct path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimal intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructural respect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepair in service of continuity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn-Hand Inspection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoints worth examining on the leather:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanel stiffness versus suppleness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrain compression at the elbows and sleeve pitch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish continuity around the pocket mouths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDryness at the collar base and side seams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker label is missing; the Perry Sportswear attribution is tentative and rests on collar shape and pattern logic. Points for in-hand verification include collar and pocket pattern comparison with known Perry examples, thread age at the shoulder seam failures, zipper tape and box, patch attachment chronology, and knit fiber consistency. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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