About This Jacket:

This United Sheeplined A-2 is in wonderful condition. The United A-2s were often made with weaker leather, so finding examples that are in this condition are somewhat rare. The jacket is 100% original in all its parts, and as a size 42, it's rather roomy, almost equivalent of a size 44 I had of the same contract. The leather surface shows some wear, and for some reason, a faint pattern can be seen on the surface, as if the leather were allowed to dry after tanning on a grated surface. This is also commonly seen on USN sheepskin, and being that the company is United Sheeplined, I wonder if they tanned their own leather and dried it in such a manner. United Sheeplined was a company derived from family of I. Spiewak & Sons, which is still in existance now, and had one A-2 contract in WWII.

Collection:
Joel Friedman