Alan Eardley
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I think that is a very convincing repro for the money. As you say a good alternative to the 'big (and expensive) two'.
A set of reused original zips (it would cost about £50) would really make it good.
Alan
A set of reused original zips (it would cost about £50) would really make it good.
Alan
ukali1066 said:I recieved my What price glory Irvin today, just in time for the crisp English winter, the price was a seductive £190 including trackable UK shipping by USPS.
I had to order size 40 as that's the smallest WPG make them in...I'd have prefered a 36 or 38...yes...I'm one of the remaining WW2 sized scrawny people on earth..
But it fits ok with a couple of layers underneath.
The wool is that perfect "teddy bear" colour I was after, and is nice and curly.
The leather is flawless, a lovely rich reddish brown, the stitching very well done.
The only minor point I could find is the buckle, it feels a bit thin and rough, rather "tinny" and the pin is very sharp on the end, I'm going to dremel it smooth incase it rips the leather, you could even get a good tailor to replace the buckle if you wished.
It came with leather pulls on the sleeve zips but I cut them off as one had a malformed/loose rivet...not a big deal as they were getting in the way anyhow.
I work next to a constantly open door, so I wore it all day at work and it was very snug.
Conclusion:
If you're not made of money and fancy a damn fine Irvin repro at less than half the cost of the big boys, this is for you.
It LOOKS like an Irvin, and it KEEPS you warm, that's what matters to me