M65 in small sizes are available for a steal on all auction or ordering platforms ...
BTW: there was a female version of the M43 field jacket which was issued by the end of the 2nd WW which was specially designed for the different shape of the female body - well the buttons where exposed other...
If you wanna get my "2 cents" i'm with the guys - the cut does simply not match your body - i'd try maybe a halfbelt or something or the highwayman????
G1 STAR size 48 in like new condition - actully too warm for today (weather forecast 32°C/90F) but was OK early in the morning
Never saw an almost 60 yrs old jacket in such condition
Even though the A2 deck jackets are not as fancy as the early N1 versions i still think they're part of the history and for me they have an "collectable" status.
The first A2 i got was a "sidebuy" and part of a lot of USN gear i won on EBAY. That was about 12 yrs ago ...
Meanwhile i managed to...
I second the statement of @thor - as per my understanding the times of AVIREX producing "reproductions" is long gone - they turned to produce "interpretations" of historic jackets with some absolutely NOT authentic features ...
there is a community of AVIREX collectors but not for purists
For me one of the greatest fascinations on flight-jackets is the presonalisation which can be found mostly on vintage american jackets like the A2, 55J15/G1 and versions, aso.
There is numerous books on the market to show "Noseart" on flight jackets and i think everyone who is into "vintage"...
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