Hello Andrew, Perhaps if you do come across or hear of a jacket for sale you would let me know , this is my email , hope this is ok to post .
draughtsman69@hotmail.co.uk
Regards
draughtsman69@hotmail.co.uk
Regards
Other people who have dealt with him have commented on his behaviour. He often lists Irvins on Ebay, but ends the listing early if there are few bids. When I suggested in an email to him that his prices were too high and that some of his jackets were incorrectly ascribed to certain makers he threatened me with his solicitor! I was only trying to be helpful.
Hello Andrew, Perhaps if you do come across or hear of a jacket for sale you would let me know , this is my email , hope this is ok to post .
draughtsman69@hotmail.co.uk
Regards
Well it's a darn sight bloody colder up here in the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne
Lovely jacket and in damn good nick Mk Vb ( I take it you're a Spit fan and to hazard a guess a 452 Sqn fan to boot? )
Not original but been living in my ELC over the last 2 or 3 weeks.
Mk Vb, we might just have to have a beer sometime whilst it's Irvin weather.
Cheers,
Tim
Yep your right - He is well over priced and the descriptions are a little exaggerated in my opinion!I will do, although most decent examples sold on Ebay appear to be bought up by this guy!
It would seem Simon Swaffield, a solicitor from the West Midlands, has invested considerable amounts of money in buying up Irvins which are listed on his website for premium prices. Often he puts an Irvin from his site on Ebay and if the bidding is not strong enough ends the auction early. He now offers an Irvin restoration service, which I believe is through Byson Leather.
Thanks Paddy for extracting the Wareings pics. It is a really superb example of a pre-War Irvin. BTW The 1938 IAC jacket which is pictured a couple of pages earlier is up for sale if anyone is interested.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IRVIN-FLI...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item3f196c5420
Rw = Roughwear (the original wartime manufacturer of the contract on which the repro is based).