$900 for this wreck? Wow.
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86 degrees. LOL! This thing is pretty rad. Bigger than the brown one, which is a bit of a pleasant surprise. I figured it’d be too small.
You can layer. Lol.
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Yea this one looks to be in terrible condition. It seems to have the same zipper as mine.
AHP91
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This guy showed up today. Nice old heavy horsehide feel to it. Thick wool lining. Leather lined sleeve openings. I like it. Can't load more pictures but everything solid.
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Great. The leather has a heavy look, sure it is. Still no info about the reverse cuffs.This guy showed up today. Nice old heavy horsehide feel to it. Thick wool lining. Leather lined sleeve openings. I like it. Can't load more pictures but everything solid.
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Pic does not load for me. This site is a disaster.This guy showed up today. Nice old heavy horsehide feel to it. Thick wool lining. Leather lined sleeve openings. I like it. Can't load more pictures but everything solid.
Wildhorses
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^^ The picture does not appear to me either.
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Got a horsehide half belt coming, could be another in the Big and Tall closet, but couldn't pass any longer.
A brand spanking New one, I want to fit, but have to wait. I've got nothing like it. I'm excited!
My potential Grail jacket is a pending auction. Fingers crossed!
A brand spanking New one, I want to fit, but have to wait. I've got nothing like it. I'm excited!
My potential Grail jacket is a pending auction. Fingers crossed!
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I’m really hoping you got this Knopf. Would have been mine a long time ago if it was my size. A potential Durable connection too. Many similarities.
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Not me on the Knoph, as you said a connection. Yes, one fine leather jacket without a connection. I've got a long line of cross zipp MC jackets hanging here. I'm tempted all the time. I am convinced the quality during this time, early 50s., was consistently high across the makers and the nation. This was a boom time in production and so many exist today is fine original condition. I've found what I want in this style.
I do continue to educate myself. I've identified another maker for Sears. Once a suspect, now confirmed.
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I’d love to hear more.
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I got that Pendleton in yesterday and it's too big, I think it might be a 90's jacket because it kind of fits like it was made for a small but really fat person.
I will have to see if maybe it'll fit my brother better, because I don't want to deal with trying to sell it.
I will have to see if maybe it'll fit my brother better, because I don't want to deal with trying to sell it.
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Would be an odd ball for Cal. Epaulettes and collar shape are not typical. Doesn’t mean it isn’t a Cal though. The collar shape and lapels don’t look like Cal. Cal collars are haphazard and this one looks more refined. These CHPs are hard to pin down b/c a million makers made them and liners, zips, etc end up getting replaced. In other words I have no clue.
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I almost posted this one in the Finds and Deals thread, but I had misgivings about that back yoke when I zoomed in on it. I thought the structural integrity looked a bit suspect. I hope I'm wrong.
Don't go Hulk mode (or @ton312 mode) on it.
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Nearly positive Californian. I was also a little worried about the leather on the back.
I think you're right. Cals have two snaps below the collar for the mouton collar attachment; this one has one, like Californians. I hope the leather on the back is not fried and can be restored with a little TLC.
A Californian for comparison:
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Well, if the yoke is structurally unsound I'll try to return it. But for now I hope that the top layer is just weathered. Not much money in it anyway after the seller took the offer, worth a punt I figured.
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