Good Wear Leather Coat Company
Good Wear Leather Coat Company
Good Wear Leather Coat Company
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WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
Price: $345.00 (used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: comfortable in the right size
Leather: semi-aniline seal brown goatskin
Lining: salmon rayon
Mouton: replaced by us, vintage mouton
Knits: dark brown 100% wool
Thread: reddish russet nylon
Zipper: original blackened 1943 Conmar
Size: 36

This jacket is a very cool and extremely rare WWII Naval flight jacket. The Arnoff AN-J-3A contract was awarded in 1943, and was a relatively small volume production. This jacket is in solid and wearable condition. The parts are all original, except the mouton, which we replaced with a piece of vintage mouton. The jacket looks great when worn on the right size person.

The goatskin is in solid condition, though it certainly has plenty of signs of wear in it. The finish is a beautiful worn dark brown, with lighter areas that received the most friction. We have had this jacket for seven years, and the goatskin is totally solid. The lining has two color tons (we've seen this on other vintage jackets, too). There's one hole by the mouton, above the label. The knits have many little holes, and a few 1/2" holes, but we believe that there was no need to replace them. The Conmar zipper works great, and has no damage. There are some loose threads, but nothing that would affect the integrity of the jacket.

Note the unique collar design in the goatskin (only Arnoff did this), and the shape of the buttons. We've seen these buttons on one L.W. Foster 55J14 G-1 as well, but not on any other makers' jackets. Arnoff was one of three Naval flight jackets contractors that used a folded A-2 style waistband on their jackets (the others being Fried-Ostermann and Bogen & Tenenbaum).

One great aspect of this jacket is that we know the name of the owner, during WWII. He was a navigator. We haven't done any research on Mr. M.D. Cameron, but there's always the chance that someone can find out details of his service.

This jacket will ideally fit a person who is 5'6" to 5'8", with a chest circumference of 34-37", and weight of 140-155 pounds.

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WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket

Jacket dimensions:

 Front along zipper 22.5"
 Front chest under arms 20.5"
 Back width under arms 20" (pleats add 8")
 Back height 26"
 Shoulder width 17.5"
 Sleeves, from shoulder to end 24.75"

WWII Navy Arnoff Mfg. Corp. AN-J-3A Flight Jacket
Price: $345.00 (used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: comfortable in the right size
Leather: semi-aniline seal brown goatskin
Lining: salmon rayon
Mouton: replaced by us, vintage mouton
Knits: dark brown 100% wool
Thread: reddish russet nylon
Zipper: original blackened 1943 Conmar
Size: 36

Shipping
Our standard shipping costs are $45.00 for customers within the U.S.A (insured Priority Mail), and $72.00 for customers outside of the U.S.A., using USPS EMS trackable shipping.

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 (within the USA - we have to receive your information via phone or email for international transactions).
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