Buzz Rickson's A-2 Type A-2 WERBER SPORTSWEAR CO. 2024 Model Size 38 Shoulder width: 44cm Body width: 53.5cm Sleeve length: 64cm Length: 61cm (Please allow for slight variations) The A-2, with its pattern originating in 1930, was produced by designated contractors in as many as 39 production lots until 1943. Among them, Werber Sportswear Co. was one of the oldest manufacturers with a history of supplying the A-2 to the military since 1933, before the war. Werber Sportswear Co. produced the A-2 four times until 1941, and the third lot, manufactured in 1939, is this A-2. The zipper used is different from those produced during the war, featuring an eyelet zipper. This type of zipper, where the end of the body and the zipper are crimped with eyelets, was the mainstream in the 1930s. In addition, the rib knit seam at the waist features topstitching, as seen on the Navy's G-1, a characteristic of Werber Sportswear Co.'s first three production lots. This labor-intensive specification differs from the A-2 produced during wartime. The leather used for this A-2 is horsehide, tanned with tannin extracted from tree bark, then carefully rubbed with wax by craftsmen, and made with an original recipe. The deep wrinkles that develop with wear create an exquisite contrast on the surface, and eventually, the A-2 undergoes a dramatic transformation, becoming a second skin far beyond what was imaginable when new.