Well we all know from the photos that period fit was all over the place and I am quite willing to accept that in the war some men were given A2's that were a size or two too big, like Villzillas, as that was what the Quartermaster had. The A2 is an unforgiving jacket and I have to say it always stops me wanting one when I see the trouble people have getting sleeves and bodies that aren't ballooning all over the place.