I bought a RAF second world war sheep-skin bomber jacket

**Mortimer** · 12-29-2020, 05:28 AM

Love the Buckle on the pic

RAF Sheepskin Flight Jacket

With open cockpit fighters in mind, this sheepskin flight jacket was originally designed for the Royal Air Force (R.A.F) in 1937 with very thick shearling. Proving too cumbersome for the tight enclosed cockpit of the Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft, these pilots tailored their flight jackets to shear down the wool to allow more freedom of movement. Cockpit USA has introduced this short sheared sheepskin version, light enough to wear with a sweater or other layering pieces. Please note that the shearling is tanned to “antique” as you wear it, giving “highs and lows” in the color so it looks as if you had this jacket since WWII. This will not affect the durability of this product. This RAF leather jacket is also available in Long sizes. Order the RAF sheepskin flight jacket today!

• Short sheared sheepskin
• Leather welted seams
• Buckle throat latch
• Back collar strap under R.A.F. patch
• Underarm ventilation grommets
• Side entry hand warmer pockets
• Two interior pockets
• Leather belt at the waist with lead-free pewter R.A.F. buckle
• Heavy duty zipper cuffs
• This is a regular fit jacket
• Available in brown
• Proudly made in the USA.

**Mortimer** · 01-15-2021, 05:00 AM

My R.A.F Flying Jacket. I bought it online.

It stated in the order:

-Proudly Made in the USA
-Real sheep skin leather
-R.A.F Belt knuckle
-R.A.F Patches

Now it is totally a scamm and fake. When I touch it, it doesnt feel like real leather. It was made in China not USA. The Belt knuckle has no R.A.F lable. There is no R.A.F patch.

Totally fake and the zip is demolished. Does it look fake to you?

**Peterski** · 01-15-2021, 05:24 AM

How much did it cost?

**Mortimer** · 01-15-2021, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by Peterski

How much did it cost?

40 € including shipping. Too much for such low quality fake. If it were real it would be a good prize.

**coolfrenchguy** · 01-15-2021, 06:28 AM

you should to go in an army stock shop for that kind of clothes, or a second hand/flea market ,for that if you know ASMC it's a german based dealer ,they have shops in germany and in france (we have one, in close parisianer suburbia) ,i'am pretty sure than you could find in vienna a flea market ,the minimum for an RAF/LUFTWAFFE leather jacket is 300 € not 40,dude
399 there

cheaper 169 € there : https://www.asmc.de/search#/q/FLIEGERJACKE

**coolfrenchguy** · 01-15-2021, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by Mortimer

My R.A.F Flying Jacket. I bought it online.

It stated in the order:

-Proudly Made in the USA
-Real sheep skin leather
-R.A.F Belt knuckle
-R.A.F Patches

Now it is totally a scamm and fake. When I touch it, it doesnt feel like real leather. It was made in China not USA. The Belt knuckle has no R.A.F lable. There is no R.A.F patch.

Totally fake and the zip is demolished. Does it look fake to you?

yep it's skaï or simili-leather,don't smoke to close on it because it will turn you into human torch ,just killing,more seriously, it's crappy

**Mortimer** · 01-15-2021, 07:35 AM

Originally Posted by coolfrenchguy

you should to go in an army stock shop for that kind of clothes, or a second hand/flea market ,for that if you know ASMC it's a german based dealer ,they have shops in germany and in france (we have one, in close parisianer suburbia) ,i'am pretty sure than you could find in vienna a flea market ,the minimum for an RAF/LUFTWAFFE leather jacket is 300 € not 40,dude
399 there

cheaper 169 € there : https://www.asmc.de/search#/q/FLIEGERJACKE

Thank you for the link. When I saved enough money I will buy this https://www.asmc.de/Fliegerjacke-RAF-Sheepskin

I can then own it 30 years long etc. But first I need to save money, I will save every month a bit and in a year I will buy it. Thanks for the link.