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Nearly all German military or private purchase/military (Luftwaffe) jackets of 30's 40's vintage were made from elk or steer hide, not horsehide.
MudInYerEye said:Nearly all German military or private purchase/military (Luftwaffe) jackets of 30's 40's vintage were made from elk or steer hide, not horsehide.
bender73 said:hello everyone. i found this place from a member at the indy forum. i have been lurking until activated and must say that this is a pretty cool forum. the other member told me that there was some interest in the Das Boot jacket from Wested Leather and i just recently received mine. custom ordered from the UK and arrived to me in the USA in under 4 weeks. the jacket is beautiful. drapes like butter. i got it in predistressed hide and it looks like it was pulled from an old prop house after sitting for 50 years! anyway, i just wanted to say hello and answer any questions you might have.
Cheers! -Chris
Pilotguy299 said:Bender73,
How was it for sizing. I have a little more girth than the average bear and was wondering of the size choices were spot on or needed some adjustment. What size was ordered, what size is the owner and how is the fit ?
Kt Templar said:Wested jackets are usually made to order so you just have to give them all your measurements and off you go. If you can you should try phoning them and having a chat about sizing and leather options. Chest, neck, back length (from the nape of your neck to where you want it to fall on your butt), waist, sleeve (from the tip of your shoulder where the seam hits it to the point you want your cuff to fall, allow a 1/2" or so extra for ride up).
Kt Templar said:Well i took the plunge too and went and got an "off the rack" new cowhide, medium.
Nice heavy leather, very well put together and I think the fit isn't too shabby either!
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KT, looks very nice indeed. Is it regular black or predistressed?
I did notice something that looks like it might be period or just slightly later vintage. I'm not completely familiar with the rules about posting links to auctions, so instead of posting the link I'll suggest looking for "GERMAN WW2 U-BOAT NAVY DECK JACKET KRIEGSMARINE" on that auction site. The one I saw will be up for another 4 days. If it were closer to my expanded size I'd get it myself.
Anthony
Pilotguy299 said:KT, looks very nice indeed. Is it regular black or predistressed?
Kt Templar said:Thank you, it's just a regular black cowhide.
Pilotguy299 said:Did you order on line or go pick it up?