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Inspired by this thread: Why are zippers the weakest link in high end leather jackets? It makes total sense that the moving part is the weakest one in any item, but in a hobby where many pride themselves about not cutting corners, it sounds absurd to me that they do. Is it because the zippers in the past were awful so they resort to make them as awful to depict accurate repros? It simply is counter intuitive to buy something meant to pass the test of time with a piece that won't , specially when better alternatives exist that shouldn't raise the price exponentially.