Buzz Rickson's

Type G1 Pritzer & Sons Inc. Leatherjacket BR80586

Spec 55-J-14, adopted by the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in the late 1940s, was the first jacket to be called the “G-1.” As many as 11 contracts for the 55-J-14 were signed between 1948 and 1951. The design that began with the M-422 was standardized in a series of jackets that went through the joint Army-Navy AN6552 and AN-J-3A, and the appearance and details of these jackets have basically remained unchanged. This is a testament to the integrity of the design and details that were adopted from the outset. In addition, the G-1 is the longest lasting leather flight jacket and a source of pride for the US Navy, even though synthetic fibers have now become the mainstream of flight jackets. This G-1 is the model produced by A. Pritzker & Sons, who also manufactured and supplied the B-15C to the Air Force during the same period in 1951. There is no size description on the main woven label, instead, a size label is inserted under the main label. Leather tanned with full vegetable tanning tends to be hard and rigid, but goatskin with its flexible fiber quality overcomes this.

  • Body: 100% Ziegenleder/ Goatskin
  • Vegetabil und Chrome Gerbung
  • Vegetable and Chrome Tanned
  • Lining: Rayon Twill
  • Collar: Schaf / Sheep
  • KnitParts/ Bündchen: 100% Wool
  • Made in Japan

1.999,00

EAN: N/A SKU: Buzz-Rickson-BR80586-Type-G1-Pritzer-and-Sons-Inc-1 Categories: , , , , , , , Tags: , , , , , , ,

Description

Spec 55-J-14, adopted by the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in the late 1940s, was the first jacket to be called the “G-1.” As many as 11 contracts for the 55-J-14 were signed between 1948 and 1951. The design that began with the M-422 was standardized in a series of jackets that went through the joint Army-Navy AN6552 and AN-J-3A, and the appearance and details of these jackets have basically remained unchanged. This is a testament to the integrity of the design and details that were adopted from the outset. In addition, the G-1 is the longest lasting leather flight jacket and a source of pride for the US Navy, even though synthetic fibers have now become the mainstream of flight jackets. This G-1 is the model produced by A. Pritzker & Sons, who also manufactured and supplied the B-15C to the Air Force during the same period in 1951. There is no size description on the main woven label, instead, a size label is inserted under the main label. Leather tanned with full vegetable tanning tends to be hard and rigid, but goatskin with its flexible fiber quality overcomes this.

  • Body: 100% Ziegenleder/ Goatskin
  • Vegetabil und Chrome Gerbung
  • Vegetable and Chrome Tanned
  • Lining: Rayon Twill
  • Collar: Schaf / Sheep
  • KnitParts/ Bündchen: 100% Wool
  • Made in Japan

Additional information

Size

40/M, 42/L, 44/XL