gibson barnes a-2 jacket

[kojax]

how is gibson barnes sizing do they run big my father is a 38 should he go 36 he wants horsehide i think flightjacket.com horsehide might be to heavy for him i thought the vintage horsehide might be a little lighter. i keep searching thanks kojax

 

[polocoat]

They run a little large. My suggestion is to call Dave Marshall at Gibson and Barnes for guidance. Nice and very honest guy. Good luck.

 

[regius]

I'd like to revitalize this thread. I own a 38 historical A2 horsehide, mark 31 (correct me if im wrong, can't bother to verify). my chest is 40, I wear 40 motorcycle jackets, my shoulder is broad but arms are long. This 38 A2 fits very nicely, sleeves are just right, no crease ups or tunneling, the only question I have about the accurate WW2 fit is really on the shoulder seams. Should the shoulder seam fall beyond the shoulder and drop down a bit, or should it recede into the shoulder joints??? From all the war movies, I can say the actors all have a rounded shoulder look.

 

[Jaguar66]

It varied, or varies. Especially with the particular jacket maker. The contracts were so varied. I know, for example that some of the Roughwear contracts tended to hang over the shoulder more. Here are some pictures of actual airmen and you can see that just about every jacket looks different on every person.

http://www.goodwearleather.com/photos/vintage_photos/

 

[Fabio]

I'm sorry for late
Kojax please sand a e-mail to my profile. my e-mail paxfa@hotmail.com
I'm interested in your real mccoy's number mj9001
Thanks to all
Fabio