Cirrus Flying Jacket

[jon11]

Anyone out there ever owned a Cirrus Flying jacket made to order in the UK, want to know about its durability/ design etc?

 

[rocketeer]

Good quality jacket with all the right bits but not high on any specific design or contract. Pockets on the old A2s tended to have to deep a chevron shape, a bit like US sergeant stripes, dont know if they have improved on this, at the same time some came up with large curves at the bottom of the chevron pocket. Dont think they had the throat hook either.
Good if you want a tough leather jacket that looks like an A2.
Bad if you are into replica wartime zips, labels, original maker jackets, dont buy one as a present for a collector.

Cant say about sheepskins but I don't think they make a replica Irvin or B3 type jackets though they may make 'Flying jackets'
JT

 

[jon11]

Thanks JT,

 

[Edward]

http://www.flyingjacket.com/

Don't be taken in by their "authentic WWII..." etc strapline on their website, it's piffle. They can make a quality jacket, though. I should think their ladies models might in some cases be a better bet than something more accurate in military repro terms, as they are cut for a woman's figure. I've seen them sell much cheaper on the used market than the accurate repros. Good for a more civilian look if that is your thing.

 

[Die-Motte]

I purchased a custom made Cirrus sheepskin coat on ebay last year! A real bargain for the price I have paid! Great, well made jackets if you are not looking for a perfect repro!

Regards Verena

 

[Hammer Down]

And now for something totally different . . . oh, I thought this was a thread for a "Flying Circus" jacket. My mistake.

But if this were indeed such a thread, I might the following fashion suggestion "on the fly" so to speak:

--Why not match up a lovely hair shirt with a brand new Palomino jacket. And while you're at it, thrown in a rreally sharp matching pair of Palomino sackcloth britches for that neo-Nebuchadnezzar fashion statement that never quite goes out of style, particularly if one has married a Canaanite witch, or dropped by the Hellfire Club recently, and a felt a pang of remorse.

 

[Hammer Down]

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[jon11]

LOL, I enjoyed that thread, thanks for the imput,