This item has been sold. Cable Raincoat 27753 Type A-2 Jacket Price: $1,100.00 (new condition) — note shipping costs below Fit: this pattern is very comfortable in the correct size Leather: seal brown Italian horsehide, veg-tanned Lining: new cotton in correct mustard color Snaps: all vintage blackened NOS United-Carr Line 20 Knits: new wool custom-made in mid-brown Thread: reddish brown cotton Zipper: reproduction M-42 Kwik with vintage Kwik slider Size: 44 This jacket is a quick test based on an original Cable Raincoat 27753 of the same size. We were able to borrow a very solid original and make a pattern and then a test before giving the original back. Seal horsehide was used, though originals are russet from the samples we've owned or handled (and saved images of which we've not handled). A proper web site example will be made later using russet horsehide or cowhide. We believe both forms of leather were used on originals. The last pattern we took from a Cable was back in 2011, and there are subtle differences between this pattern and that one. They're close, but we've learned much about patterning since then, and it has some interesting differences which we wouldn't have imagined. The collar is proportionately smaller, and though the shoulders are 19" across, they feel roomy, as the sleeve tops are bigger. Other details are very close to the jacket we copied in 2011. The lining fabric is a new product we have from a wonderful source. The quality of cotton fabric we've been able to get from them has been eye-opening and superb. The thread is a reddish cotton, which most Cable Raincoat originals seem to be sewn with. The snaps are 1943-made vintage United-Carr line 20 blackened units, exactly the same type used on originals of this contract. Nickel plated snaps are seen along with these blackened snaps with Cables. The zipper is a reproduction chain with a vintage Kwik slider. A straight pull tab is most commonly seen, but this fantail format is a bit easier on the fingers. The fit of Cable Raincoat jackets is quite comfortable. The shoulders are big and square, moreso because the sleeve tops are wider than average, so the jacket feels easy to move around in. We have a new knit maker, and this is one of a shipment of mid-brown we had made. The wool is custom-dyed to mid-brown, and the strength, weave, and solidness of these knits is spectacular. No other knit which we've used is as good as these are. A very special thanks to the amazing Jorge Aguilera, who allowed us to borrow the original Cable Raincoat A-2. The jacket would ideally fit someone in the range of 5'10" to 6'1", with a chest of 42" to 43", and a weight of about 180-205 pounds. « Return  Jacket dimensions:  Front along zipper 23.75"  Front chest under arms 24.25"  Back width under arms 24.25"  Back height 26"  Shoulder width 19"  Sleeves, from shoulder to end of cuff 26.25" Cable Raincoat 27753 Type A-2 Jacket Price: $1,100.00 (new condition) — note shipping costs below Fit: this pattern is very comfortable in the correct size Leather: seal brown Italian horsehide, veg-tanned Lining: new cotton in correct mustard color Snaps: all vintage blackened NOS United-Carr Line 20 Knits: new wool custom-made in mid-brown Thread: reddish brown cotton Zipper: reproduction M-42 Kwik with vintage Kwik slider Size: 44 Payment Payment can be made either by credit card, check, or using PayPal.com, with our moniker of info@goodwearleather.com. For credit cards, please email your intent to purchase the jacket, and we will email a SecureNet form to fill out with your credit card information. Shipping costs in addition are $55.00 for customers within the U.S.A, and $85.00 for customers outside of the U.S.A., using FedEx International trackable shipping. « Return