Is this A-2 jacket from Lost worlds?

[Boyington]

Hi folks,
I posted this thread in WWII section, but the guy thought that here would be the right place for A-2 jackets.
I got this Dubow 27798 A-2 jacket occasionally, but I'm not sure whether it's really from lost words or not, because even new Dubow 27798 Lost Worlds jacket has also no Mfg-name-tag in the pocket, so please identify this jacket for me, I'll appreciate that!

PS: Number 42 is on the size tag, but this jacket fits actually like a snug 40R.

Cheers
Lee

 

[arkadijs]

It seems that yes - Lost Worlds, Horsehide... I have from LW Flight Jacket in Goatskin

 

[HPA Rep]

No questions about it, this is Lost Worlds by every measure.

 

[Boyington]

No questions about it, this is Lost Worlds by every measure.

thanks mate, does Dubow 27798 A-2 Horsehide jacket from Lost Worlds really have no Mfg. name tag in the pocket? I'm wondering.....

 

[Stand By]

Now its pedigree is established, I'd say it looks like a keeper!
And if it was me, just as a suggestion, I'd cover that decal with a nice leather AAF patch and put a corresponding one on the opposite sleeve too to pair them up. But that's just me.

 

[photo2u]

I have the very same jacket. I do not wear it anymore. I will probably put out to pasture very soon. Steu is cool with me but his prices are just a little high for me.

 

[BobJ]

Now its pedigree is established, I'd say it looks like a keeper!
And if it was me, just as a suggestion, I'd cover that decal with a nice leather AAF patch and put a corresponding one on the opposite sleeve too to pair them up. But that's just me.

I dig the decal, and would just let it age along with the rest of the jacket.

 

[Steve27752]

Yes it is Lost Worlds it has the incorrect label in it. It should be 30-1415 and not 30-415.

 

[Stand By]

Yes it is Lost Worlds it has the incorrect label in it. It should be 30-1415 and not 30-415.

You see, that's amazing. I'd never pick up on a detail like that! Good one.

 

[Stand By]

I dig the decal, and would just let it age along with the rest of the jacket.

I hear you, Bob and I get that. It's all horses for courses, as they say.

 

[HPA Rep]

Yes it is Lost Worlds it has the incorrect label in it. It should be 30-1415 and not 30-415.

Absolutely, this is just one LW giveaway, as is the separate size label, which should be incorporated on the main label on this Dubow contract. LW has known about this from the outset of making this A-2 over 25 years ago and they only attempt to divert attention from these errors vs. making new labels to properly correspond with an A-2 sold at premium prices.

The obvious issue here is they don't want to spend any more money on their A-2's. Roughly speaking, a new label might cost them $350-$500 for about 3, 000 pieces and they'd need a label for every size they offer, thus this gets a bit costly; however, this is their flagship jacket, and though they may not be selling thousands a year, they only need to sell, say, six just one time to cover this cost, which was achieved sooooo long ago. They know enough about this Dubow contract to indicate that this was a deliberate call they made when this was launched back in the early '90's.

Cheapness for the sake of cheapness. It's a pet peeve of mine from anyone wanting to be a player in the top tier of their industry.

 

[Boyington]

Yes it is Lost Worlds it has the incorrect label in it. It should be 30-1415 and not 30-415.

Hi Steve, you looked so carefully, I couldn't even find this issue if you don't mention that. the following is the picture from Lost Words official website, obviously here is also 30-145 not 30-1415