About This Jacket:

This jacket is from a low volume contract, the only one which California Sportswear had, from what I can tell. The contract dates to 1960, and this is interesting, because the jacket design is almost that of an M-422a. The jacket has a small back panel, and front leather that wraps around past the underarm, reminiscent of M-422a designs. The pockets are also quite far from the zipper, and the shoulders are a bit tight, especially for a jacket from 1960. Note that the pocket flaps are also angled. The leather is very stiff, some of the stiffest I've ever encountered, and it feels like the jacket would need to be worn quite a bit for it to soften. Standard to this era, there's no USN paint on the collar, but a perforation on the wind flap. The cuffs are quite large and balloon out. The label has interesting stitching on each side. As a size 42, it fits like a typical 44.

Collection:
George Harris