ALL ORIGINAL Irvin RAF type Jackets - Loving that Wolf in sheeps' clothing!

[aswatland]

As it happens Marc, I do recognise two of them! They look great displayed to show the constrast in the colour and patterns.

 

[Andyboy]

What a great collection, Marc! I keep looking forward to buy my first original. Hopefully soon..;-)

 

[miger]

Is this a new record price for an original Irvin?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260716389386&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:GB:1123

 

[aswatland]

I have not seen a higher price paid for an Irvin on ebay. It's a size 8 and two desperate bidders were after it pushing the price up to nearly £2K. Very large Irvins in decent, wearable condition are few and far between and even in the current economic climate there are people prepared to pay a considerable amount for such a jacket.

 

[Smithy]

An insane price but as Andrew says these very large size originals are rare but demand is high.

Still nearly 2,000 quid for an Irvin without famous providence is quite staggering.

You wouldn't want to be explaining that purchase to the missus

 

[Spitfire]

You wouldn't want to be explaining that purchase to the missus

And luckily - I don't have to either!

 

[free818]

One old jacket.
http://www.treasurebunker.com/acatalog/info_122.html

 

[Andyboy]

seems to be a pre-war irvin with a zipper replacement..Andrew, am I right?

 

[Andyboy]

sorry, it´s a mid war, it has the four piece backpanel..

 

[miger]

Well overpriced for the condition it's in that's for sure!

 

[aswatland]

It would appear to date from around 1941 and the main Lightning zip is most likely original to the jacket, but I can't see enough of the stitch lines to be sure.

 

[PADDY]

MARC...great wolf pack there!! The IRVIN AIR CHUTE advertisement you have there, any chance of a high resolution photo of it please?

 

[free818]

http://militarianz.freeforums.org/download/file.php?id=538&sid=8ff3033a907188e412f1fa36c6b1212e

 

[miger]

Another one going well on 'the bay' ------i think i got mine just in time!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW2-Irvin-Vin...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item4aa7afc193

 

[aswatland]

Yes it's another very large one! Usually wired jackets fetch less than conventional ones, but it's the size and date (c.1940) which are pushing the price over £900. BTW it's the work of IAC. The replaced zip and patch repairs IMO should have deterred such high biding. It does appear that the £1946 Irvin has inflated the price of larger ones.

 

[aswatland]

http://militarianz.freeforums.org/download/file.php?id=538&sid=8ff3033a907188e412f1fa36c6b1212e

The is one of favourite designs of later War jackets. It is made from recycled Irvin trousers and it appears to be the work of DGL from their 10421 contract which was issued in 1943. It is vary rare to find the name of the wartime owner painted in such large letters on the front of an Irvin.

 

[free818]

Army surplus trousers?

 

[kowalski]

another one going well on 'the bay' ------i think i got mine just in time!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ww2-irvin-vin...collectables_militaria_le&hash=item4aa7afc193

price record?

 

[aswatland]

Yes, there were large numbers of flying trousers available to make Irvins from 1943 onwards, and by using them necessitated the multi-panel construction.

 

[marc-joachim]

MARC...great wolf pack there!! The IRVIN AIR CHUTE advertisement you have there, any chance of a high resolution photo of it please?

bought 1£ on ebay. original from "flight magazine, march 30, 1939"