{"product_id":"rough-wear-clothing-co-2-flight-jacket-contract-42-1401p-fan","title":"Rough Wear Clothing Co. A-2 Flight Jacket, Contract 42-1401P, Fan-Pull TALON Zipper, WWII USAAF, Size 36","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Yokosuka \u0026amp; Amekaji\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eContract 42-1401P, read from a faint but legible label, ties this wartime A-2 to Rough Wear Clothing Co., one of the most admired names in USAAF jacket production. Worn, repaired and openly honest about both, it keeps its fan-pull TALON zipper and a snarling green dragon patch, its leather a record of real service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis A-2 is attributed to Rough Wear Clothing Co., contract 42-1401P. The contract label printing is faint but legible enough to support the attribution, which places the jacket within one of the more desirable contract lineages of A-2 collecting. Contract identification is one of the principal ways collectors anchor authenticity in the crowded field of wartime A-2 production, and Rough Wear patterns are admired for their balance of utility and character: an assertive collar line, a muscular chest and clean front proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jacket is cut in brown leather with the stand-collar (台襟, dai-eri) configuration consistent with wartime A-2 manufacture, and the collar still holds the stern profile of the period despite wear and damage. The front pockets anchor the familiar martial geometry of the type, and the knitted waistband still gathers the body in a disciplined military line. The leather shows decades of surface migration: high-point abrasion, darkened valleys, flexion lines, exposed underlayers and grain lift, varying panel by panel. The sleeves in particular show the lived-in collapse and tonal variance that modern makers try, and usually fail, to simulate, and the back panel remains handsome and attractively aged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main closure is a fan-pull TALON zipper. Period hardware is evidence in these garments, speaking to chronology and build era, and even with the deformation to the pull noted below, it keeps the jacket rooted in correct wartime material culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the left chest sits a green crocodile or dragon-head patch, toothy and animated, worked in green embroidery on a cream ground. It belongs to the lineage of WWII squadron visual culture, where humor, cartoon language and heraldic bravado met on leather and felt, and where insignia served as morale devices, unit identifiers and expressions of esprit de corps. There is no back painting and no other decoration, so the single emblem gives the front its center of gravity. Its chronology relative to the jacket's service life is not established and should be treated as an open question; the jacket does not depend on it, as its significance rests on contract identity, shell integrity and the honest complexity of its wartime wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the early 1940s the A-2 had become one of the most symbolically potent garments of the U.S. Army Air Forces, issued as equipment and then personalized, patched, painted, repaired and photographed by the men who flew in them. Repairs at the lining and underarm show that this jacket was once judged worth saving rather than discarding. It suits the collector who values contract and maker first, is comfortable with honest wartime damage and understands that shell quality can outweigh cosmetic injury; it is not a mint or museum-condition specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e U.S. Army Air Forces Type A-2 flight jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rough Wear Clothing Co. (attribution)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContract:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42-1401P (label printing faint but readable enough to support the attribution)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1940s, World War II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brown leather shell, likely horsehide or steerhide pending in-hand evaluation, with pronounced wartime grain character and surface aging; knitted cuffs and waistband\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stand-collar (台襟) configuration consistent with wartime A-2 manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fan-pull TALON main zipper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChest Decoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green dragon or crocodile-head patch on the left chest, green embroidery on a cream ground; age relative to the jacket not established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shoulder approx. 43 cm · Chest approx. 50 cm · Sleeve approx. 60 cm · Length approx. 58 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn honest, worn and repaired wartime survivor: not a purity example and not museum condition, but a material-first collector jacket with real age, contract interest and visible survival history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLining repair at the center and tag area; lining repair at the underarm area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollar damage, with liner loss and distress around the collar, neck and shoulder zone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeve cut damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZipper pull deformation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamage to the knitted cuff and waistband rib.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoose thread and some stitch loss at the underarm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidespread fading, abrasion, contact wear, surface loss and age wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full repair history cannot be confirmed, including whether any parts were changed previously.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome odor or age sensitivity should be assumed as possible, as with any true wartime leather garment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrengths: contract and maker remain recoverable from the label, the fan TALON zipper is present, the front body remains structurally legible and the jacket reads immediately as a true wartime A-2.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVerification Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most accurate description of the piece is an original WWII Rough Wear A-2 survivor with a period-style chest patch and visible historic repairs. Points held with high confidence: original WWII-period A-2 body; Rough Wear Clothing Co.; contract line readable as 42-1401P; size 36; stand-collar type; fan TALON zipper; heavy wear and repair history; original-style period chest patch; authentic survivor condition rather than a modern reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoints stated with care: the exact leather species without laboratory or archival verification; the originality of every component, given the unknown restoration history; any squadron attribution for the patch without further research; and whether all stitching, pocket parts and knit sections are factory-original. Collectors may wish to weigh label legibility, zipper originality and function, leather strength near the sleeve cut and collar, the age and sympathy of the repairs, and the patch chronology. Even if the patch proves nothing, the jacket still stands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRough Wear Clothing Co. and contract 42-1401P are read from a faint but legible contract label; the original WWII-period A-2 body, stand collar, fan TALON zipper and size 36 are held with high confidence, while the exact leather species, the originality of every component and the patch attribution are stated with caution. 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=\"\/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. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinue browsing: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/american-casual-amekaji-and-wagara-fashion\"\u003eAmekaji \u0026amp; Wagara Fashion\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vintage-military-flight-jacket-nose-art\"\u003eMilitary Flight Jackets\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-related\"\u003eRelated pieces: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rainbow-country-x-kumamoto-bespoke-horsehide-2-jacket-hand\"\u003eRainbow Country Cat Corsair hand-painted A-2\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/original-ww2-wwii-rough-wear-a-2-flight-jacket-size-42-horsehide-usaaf-talon-zip-vintage\"\u003eRough Wear WWII A-2 flight jacket, size 42\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wwii-usaaf-2-flight-jacket-1756-type-15th-air-force-hand\"\u003e15th Air Force hand-painted WWII A-2 flight jacket\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Yokosuka \u0026amp; Amekaji\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eYokosuka Archive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particular size, motif or decade in mind? 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