David D. Doniger A2-original!

[aswatland]

Decided to take the plunge and buy an original Doniger to accompany my Good Wear! Marked a size 40 but measures out to a 42. Appears to be in very good condition. Now I will sell my ELC Werber and an Irvin to pay for it! The Ebay item no. is
330189617811

 

[skbellis]

Beautiful

That jacket is a thing of beauty Andrew. Wear it in good health.

Cheers,

---Scott

 

[fedoralover]

Original and Goodwear Repro.

Great pair of jackets.

fedoralover

 

[Swoosed]

Look at the color of the original. Anybody seen a repro that looks like that? I think not....

 

[aswatland]

Pictures for comparison. Good Wear and original.

 

[aswatland]

and some more!

 

[fedoralover]

I'm not an expert on A-2s but I think anyone can see what an amazing job John Chapman does in reproducing these jackets. Thanks for all the pics.

fedoralover

 

[Jacob Dubow]

Look at the color of the original. Anybody seen a repro that looks like that? I think not....

Actually, I have an ELC RW 1401-P which is like new and is very similar in color, to that Doniger. It (my ELC) is not the normal reddish hue that many 1401's are.

J.A. Dubow

 

[Alan Eardley]

Close enough for me! Having worked in leather (so to speak) I'd bet there were more differences in hue, tone and texture between different jackets from the original Doniger contract than there seems to be between Andrew's Doniger and the Good wear. A super job of reproduction in a world where the word is massively devalued.

Alan

I'm not an expert on A-2s but I think anyone can see what an amazing job John Chapman does in reproducing these jackets. Thanks for all the pics.

fedoralover

 

[aswatland]

The Doniger arrived on Thursday from the States, which amazed me! Often they take a couple of weeks to arrive. Its even better than in the ebay pics. I will post some pics of it being worn shortly.

After examining the original closely it is remarkably similar to my Good Wear Doniger. The differences are as follows:

The goatskin is thinner on the original and slightly darker. The throat latch is a slightly different shape and has a small kink in it as on other originals. The snaps are a little larger on the original. Everything else is almost identical! so John has clearly done a wonderful job on the repro!

 

[aswatland]

It's too cold to wear an A2 outside today so my son took these inside without a flash. The jacket appears to have traces of gold paint on the leather insignia bars suggesting O.P.Shaffer held the rank of major in the USAAF. I have tried to trace Shaffer, but with no success to date! Any help much appreciated.

 

[aswatland]

 

[aswatland]

I know David D. Doniger was was one of the smaller makers and that Doniger A2s are very rare. Does anyone know roughly the size of this contract, which i have been told dates from May-June 1942, with production possibly starting in early 1943?

 

[srivats]

Oooh, that is one of the nicest fits I have seen.Great A2's, aswatland!

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Good catch.:eusa_clap Goat skin?

 

[Senicko_Spain]

I believe Andrew sold this some time ago, thank gosh it was too big for me...

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

For info about the vet.

You might check here,.....http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/RS21282.pdf

 

[srivats]

This is the Goodwear model I am planning to buy ... I love the fit and the leather. aswatland, does this jacket ride up when you lift your hands to chest level or when you are driving?

 

[aswatland]

This is the Goodwear model I am planning to buy ... I love the fit and the leather. aswatland, does this jacket ride up when you lift your hands to chest level or when you are driving?

No the jacket does not ride up when I lift my hands to chest level or when I am driving. The GW Doniger is one of my regular wearers!

 

[aswatland]

I have just posted some pics of the size 42 original on the other Doniger thread here.