Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

[jeo]

Such a cool design, doubt an original would ever show up. Thanks for the lead!

Here’s an original that’s similar. Smaller size of course and expensive. Doesn’t have the inside hidden buttons though.

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/c1109396222

 

[Will Zach]

check out this aero, 25yo

https://jp.mercari.com/item/m27933982515

they had some killer horsehide back then...cant help but feel like they've regressed.

sad about the damage to the back panel.

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Yeah, what the hell did they do on that back panel? Spill acid? Lol.

 

[Guppy]

Some good deals:

Aero Highwayman, Japanese size 40 (check measurements, it's tight) $350
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175980974877

Mr. Freedom Campus Jacket Natural 44, altered size 44 $400 opening
https://www.ebay.com/itm/145392010893

Eastman pre-Road Star, 42, $650
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276122234763

Top Gear (vintage brand) leather trucker jacket, 42, $60 steal
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276122831023

Excelled G-1, 42, $120
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256082750288

 

[Will Zach]

Early 50s Windward
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Cinematic lighting! Gotta be, it is Cali, after all. Looks great.

 

[tmitchell59]

These pre-war Schotts are seldom seen. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2664613092...uid=qwq2X50PT7y&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[jeo]

Top Gear (vintage brand) leather trucker jacket, 42, $60 steal
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276122831023

OMFG! This is the exact jacket I used to own many years ago and sold. One of my biggest selling regrets ever. So cool and the goatskin is super nice. Wish it was my size!

 

[Al 916]

Yeah, what the hell did they do on that back panel? Spill acid? Lol.

Different symptom of leather rot

 

[tmitchell59]

OMFG! This is the exact jacket I used to own many years ago and sold. One of my biggest selling regrets ever. So cool and the goatskin is super nice. Wish it was my size!

I owned this size 40, a bit different but still very cool! This ebay jacket is a 42, but no numbers. I have the numbers on this size 40.

 

[Biff42]

Decent Vanson Marauder. I own the same jacket and it is a tank He's taking offers on this too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235271357876?hash=item36c74405b4:g:3kQAAOSwdbVlOuZV

 

[Batoidea]

WB Place & Co. deerskin jacket. 53cm/20.8" p2p.

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/p1111337522/

 

[Biff42]

WB Place & Co. deerskin jacket. 53cm/20.8" p2p.

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Was this a decent maker? I see many on eBay from this brand.

 

[jeo]

I owned this size 40, a bit different but still very cool! This ebay jacket is a 42, but no numbers. I have the numbers on this size 40.

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Beautiful!

Irvin Foster as well as later I. Foster and Sons jackets are really good quality. Underrated IMO

 

[tmitchell59]

Was this a decent maker? I see many on eBay from this brand.

Yes, they are a most decent brand. I've owned a few, they go back to the 30s. They have made some of the more "interesting" deer skin jackets, like the one pictured. I'm not sure of the label dates. This one is a later model.

 

[tmitchell59]

Beautiful!

Irvin Foster as well as later I. Foster and Sons jackets are really good quality. Underrated IMO

I've had a few of their jackets. A relative commented in a thread here years back. I don't recall the thread.

 

[jeo]

*not a deal*
Must be an interesting idea to go a list a jacket like this at a price 2.5X higher than my first car.

It's nice but $5000 !!!

Details only are "size S" and "Vtg 50s Sears Hercules Horsehide Leather Moto Jacket Size S Punk Harley Davidson"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/385587219313?

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Another one just popped up. $4k lol!

Hey, at least this one is in really good shape…

Vintage 50s Sears Hercules Horsehide Leather Motocycle Jacket Size L | eBay

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Up for sale is a vintage black motorcycle jacket made of high-quality horsehide leather. This jacket, originally manufactured by Sears in the 1950s, and is a rare find with black and white piping detail around the zippers. The jacket features...

www.ebay.com

 

[Bluechel]

Decent Vanson Marauder. I own the same jacket and it is a tank He's taking offers on this too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235271357876?hash=item36c74405b4:g:3kQAAOSwdbVlOuZV

Marauders are very underrated. Looking for a 46, never see ‘em that big.

 

[jeo]

Hercules D-pocket size 44-46. $380

Vintage Sears Outerwear Hercules Era Horsehide Motorcycle Jacket D Pocket 46? | eBay

<p>Jacket doesn’t have any major flaws, leather is still supple and no damages present, all zippers work as they should. Please see photos for measurements and best idea of condition</p>

www.ebay.com

 

[Marc mndt]

Hercules D-pocket size 44-46. $380

http://[URL]https://www.ebay.com/it...OP5_jL2StW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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Measurements are more like a 40

 

[jeo]

Measurements are more like a 40

22” chest and 20” shoulder is not a 40

 

[Wildhorses]

A size 40 Hercules with defects, on ACORN site :
https://store.acorn-vtg.com/products/detail/17589

And a small SG, too much expensive but nice :
https://store.acorn-vtg.com/products/detail/26081