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They've been going for £120 to £150 on average over here, though I saw a second hand one go for £40 yesterday - it's amazing how the weather has an impact on prices Though i think if I had been focusing for the more popular mil spec green or blue, rather than the brown, I'd still be paying big bucks.
Normally, I would not be interested in the Alpha but I saw a USA made N-2B with white fur selling for about 80 quids retail, so I asked the shop to order one in my size.
Civilian brand new stock.Hi
Contrackt or cyvilian model ?
Southeast. Still waiting to see if they will get back to me as I want an XS and the smallest they have in stock is medium. I saw some brand new Made in USA Alphas there but they seem to be restricted to a particular colour for each model e.g. only the silver N-2B is made in USA whilst the blue, black etc are made in China and for MA-1 I think the dark green is made in USA while the rest are made in China.:eusa_doh:It does seem likely the colour helped there, though oddly enough the most common colous I see on eBay for them are the old civilian MA1 standbys of green and black. Grand if you want a William-Gibson-on-the-cheap look, but not if you're more interested in the N2A. Alpha do seem to do a "Replica Blue" model, which is correct for the N2A, but I've not been able to tell from the website whether this has the later orange lining, which I believe was never used on the N2A. To the best of my knowledge, this came in at the same time as it did on the L2B and MA1, at the turn of the Sixties... It'd be nice to have an issue-correct model with the filler too. I'm not honestly sure whether the filler was all poly right from the off with the N2A or whether it was a heavier wool/cotton batting as per the B15 at the time. Seems to actually be quite difficult to find good information on the N2 series.
Sounds like a decent price - be interested to hear your review. Is that in Beijing? What part of the city are you based in? (I'm there a few times a year with work - occasionally in the centre of town, but much more frequently at Hong Fu, out by the sixth ring. Sometimes feels as close to Shanghai as the Forbidden City! ).
What looks like a nice MA1 Alpha Replica series for sale: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-Alph...pt=UK_Men_s_Coats_Jackets&hash=item2a3611f3f8 Too small for me
Alpha do seem to do a "Replica Blue" model, which is correct for the N2A, but I've not been able to tell from the website whether this has the later orange lining, which I believe was never used on the N2A. To the best of my knowledge, this came in at the same time as it did on the L2B and MA1, at the turn of the Sixties...
I have an original 60's Skyline N-2B that states on the label 100% Wool Pile for the lining.
Southeast. Still waiting to see if they will get back to me as I want an XS and the smallest they have in stock is medium. I saw some brand new Made in USA Alphas there but they seem to be restricted to a particular colour for each model e.g. only the silver N-2B is made in USA whilst the blue, black etc are made in China and for MA-1 I think the dark green is made in USA while the rest are made in China.:eusa_doh:
You are correct, Edward. N-2As had blue linings. In fact, no original N jacket of any kind ever had an orange lining. Orange insides were only in MA-1s and L-2Bs.
AF
I think the reason is that is was designed to be worn with the F1B trousers, which are high-waisted.
AF
Lol sorry, Southeast part of China not even "Beijing".Far out? WE're in the North at the campus, but so far up we describe it to folks here as 'saying I'm in Beijing is like saying you're in London when you're in Luton'. Still... handy for the airport, in and out.
Lol sorry, Southeast part of China not even "Beijing".
The main issue I have with the design of the N-2B is that it is a very short jacket in the torso. I think the reason is that is was designed to be worn with the F1B trousers, which are high-waisted. The N-2A isn't quite as short, and I'm not sure why.
AF
Is it possible that by the time the N2A rolled around, cockpits were better heated and so pilots tended only to feel the need of a jacket more often.... Or maybe it's as simple as a different contractor's take on it? Do you mean shorter by design, or is that simply the case in fact, based on all the actual jackets you've seen?
Do you mean shorter by design, or is that simply the case in fact, based on all the actual jackets you've seen?
Sloan, does the price include the cat?????