"CROWN 2nd model, #10, early model, with spring lock slider", which was developed in 1944 and is thought to have been manufactured around 1946. Quick Release model, Open-end Zipper. NOS(New Old Stock), small quantity in stock !!

Manufacturer: Crown Fastener Corp.
Year of Manufacture: approx. 1946

Zip Type:
• Separating

Zip Teeth:
• Width: 9.2mm, #10
• Material: Die Cast Zinc mainly

Zip Tape:
• Width: 20mm
• Color: Olive Brown
• Material: Cotton 100%

Zip Slider:
• Spring Pinlocking
• Material: Die Cast Zinc mainly

Top Stop Method:
• Quick Release
Note) It is a top-stop method that is often seen in flight trousers, and in an emergency when it is difficult to pull down the slider, you can easily open the closed zipper from above by pulling up the slider vigorously to the top.

Zip Retainer/End Box:
• Die Cast Zinc mainly

Bending specifications under tape:
Note) A model in which the lower part of the zipper seen in the early crown zippers is bent on the back side and fixed with adhesive. There are some adhesive squeeze marks.
Refer to the photo

Zip Length: 79cm
Note) From the bottom of the End Box to the top of the Teeth on the right toward the zipper (excluding the extra tape part)

Main applications: Flight trousers in the late war, early nylon flight jackets ........

Note) The zippers are New Old Stock from 1946, may have minor discolorations on the tapes and minor rust on metal parts.