Various
types of leather jackets were popular amongst Republican troops and International
Brigaders (especially officers) throughout the Spanish Civil War.
These
varied in design between three quarter length double breasted 'flying
jackets' to shorter zip up jackets. These jackets were also popular
amongst anti-Fascist militia too: Carl
Marzini, an American volunteer in the Anarchist Durruti column in late
1936, states in his memoir, " Of course you could tell an anarchist
anywhere, because all anarchists dressed the same way. They all had leather
jackets, or at least if they could get them, that's what they would wear
3"
Below
are some examples of original photos and some modern suppliers of
some reproduction jackets suitable for the SCW reenactor: |
WWI
flying jacket or 'Barnstormer'
The
'Barnstormer/WWI flying jacket' is a double breasted leather jacket that
was very popular amongst International Brigader officers, though there
are examples of soldados wearing these jackets too:
Dr. Mark Strauss,
Chief of Sanidad [Health], 15th International Brigade, May 1938
© The 15th International
Brigade Photographic Unit Photograph Collection ; ALBA Photo 011;
ALBA Photo number:11_0020s
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, New York University
Libraries.
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Benjamin Katine, 15th
International Brigade photographer, December 1937
© The 15th International
Brigade Photographic Unit Photograph Collection ; ALBA Photo 011;
ALBA Photo number:11_0908s
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, New York University
Libraries.
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Frank Chesler Hyman,
April 1938
© The 15th International
Brigade Photographic Unit Photograph Collection ; ALBA Photo 011;
ALBA Photo number:11_0015s
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, New York University
Libraries.
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Detail of Brigade
Scouts, Ambite, November 1937
© The 15th International
Brigade Photographic Unit Photograph Collection ; ALBA Photo 011;
ALBA Photo number:11_0982s
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, New York University
Libraries.
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To see all the
Tamiment Library collection on-line, follow this link
Manufactures
of Barnstormer/WWI flying jackets
Eastmans Leather Clothing,
UK
3/4
Length, Black Leather WWI German Flying Coat
Price
£475.00
(UK
Sterling correct at 28/04/2007)
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Aero Clothing Company, UK
Double
breasted, belted jacket - taken from 1930s design
Price
£390.00
(UK
Sterling correct at 28/04/2007)
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Noble House/X-Jeans, Germany
To find
this jacket: Click the link above then click on the picture of the
sheepskin flight jacket, this will show you the list of other jackets
available, towards the bottom of the list is the Fliegerjacke WW1
Double
breasted, belted WWI German flying coat
Price
€349.00
(Euro
correct at 28/04/2007)
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If anyone else
knows of any other suppliers please email me at leatherjackets@{nospam}lacolumna.org.uk
and I will add them to this page.
You will
need to delete {nospam} from the email address
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