Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

[Biff42]

This is an incredible jacket, size 40 or so. Any thoughts on the maker? $500 OBO

 

[Leigh H]

Early 50s Cal with paper clip zipper (James Dean’s version) the leather looks amazing on this one.

19” pit to pit

$650

https://ebay.io/m/Io8h06

 

[Bluechel]

Early 50s Cal with paper clip zipper (James Dean’s version) the leather looks amazing on this one.

19” pit to pit

$650

https://ebay.io/m/Io8h06


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Main zipper male side issue?

 

[Edward]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/188714813120?_skw=Aero+leather+jacket&itmmeta=01KYVYVSCPW97FSBYCSDBTMVM9&hash=item2bf04786c0:g:GOEAAeSwpx9qaq3X&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xAg8uTVXyl5FUz7i5Z7nXOCnZpec1LYY5Pxx%2F7pnFhLJueAJRq1mV8DLnqs9s%2BP2pUqpQxgldRdtD%2BZZ%2FgJ62chg9PkYfjaAz47u0vN9NiPDclnvr8fhWPmbQfOw%2FK675Y%2BmMODpc6jiCmBklkUw5TquUeTZDSWiSfrsQK1UfsO6brcCUbtJ7pOCp6QyV2FtBOhIqyj25pvz9N0OSvSXU7EdcjRtJRq4icJkQk%2FgIPxDT0YZMzZ4E2IAlZAXtpIN7E%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-qW7_72Zw

Vanson AR in the US (though with unusually affordable, relatively speaking, UK postage promised). Size 46. Tempting price at current bidding, but markedly too modern in style for my own tastes.

 

[agordon256]

After seeing @ton312's thread on his new jacket, I found this beautiful Pioneerwear on ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/407006117730

IMO you'd be a fool to pass this up if a 36 fits.
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I had to the pull the trigger on this. I'm usually a 34 but for that price I'm willing to gamble on 70s sizing. Thanks for posting it!

 

[NAB]

Not a deal at $1050 (in AUS) but looks to be nearly no wear whatsoever on this Herc.

www.ebay.com/itm/206457347973

 

[Oil Tanned]

Thurlow deerskin BIN $225

http://[URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/206444403572

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I rec'd the jacket this morning and it's as the Bay seller stated... in very nice condition. I bounce around between 210 and 225 and as of this morning was 225.8; she's a bit of a sausage casing. When I first put an arm through I thought 'uhoh, this could be a problem'. I tried it on at the post office and don't need to look in a mirror to know that this 46 will be somewhere close to right at 210 and very close to wrong at 225. Deerskin jackets are unstructured so I'll wait until the fit is closer to what Thurlow had intended and then toss a fit pic up.

This is the first deerskin jacket I've bought and it is amazingly soft and supple. The polar opposite of any FQHH in my closet. When I tossed it in the truck to drive away from the post office it naturally assumed the form of other stuff in the passenger seat.

First thing this morning I was working in the woods wearing a pair of Sullivan Leather deerskin gauntleted gloves. It was Sullivan that was making the gloves that Thurlow sold years ago. I recall roughly 1980 a friend had been buying and wearing Thurlow gloves and made a big deal about how he'd trace an outline of his hand and Thurlow would apply their voodoo and a perfect set of gloves made just for him would magically arrive. My guess is that Thurlow would receive the outline of his hand and call from San Diego, CA to Bend, OR to tell Sullivan 'yeah, send us a pair of mediums'.

Roughly 20 years ago Sullivan acquired the patterns that Thurlow wanted their gloves cut to... or so I'd heard.

I'll drop that 15 before month's end. Pics then.

 

[Oil Tanned]

Here's a beauty I'd love to have though it's a little rich for my blood ATM. It's a Lost Worlds Rigger that appears to have never been worn. Russet, FQHH, knits look great, etc. and it's in size 46 which doesn't pop up every day.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/407051551157

 

[cbez]

never seen that pattern, pretty neat

 

[Oil Tanned]

never seen that pattern, pretty neat

Easily the cleanest jacket I can recall Stuart offering. Would love to have it myself and have been thinking hard on pulling the trigger but the timing for me...

 

[blm14]

black lesco x-zip, tagged 46 BIN $125

https://www.ebay.com/itm/336720897024?_skw=leather+jacket+%28xl%2Cxxl%2C2xl%2C46%2C48%2C44%2C44l%2C46l%2C48l%2C42l%2C42%2C42t%2C44t%2C46t%2C48t%2C56%2C58%29&itmmeta=01KZ0XC8NS9HKFZA0EA7RQ49QN&hash=item4e66212400:g:r9gAAeSwa3tqbsMi&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAABMGfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCpKE8e%2FdAS7wBsRWtETBhu5%2F%2B97eJfBqHSHV0hGf%2BtyAKvKyKnDf4rSuhtzZEUbO6olYh1SAsSzVcMT551yZA4%2BIt3y5w3W1vhB3bLRm%2FU%2FbXgQ9mJp4DLdJbZQRBTbAZBuI4LIXsOjmgUzT8hUEOwyo0zms1q4%2BpwQYkM3zhc4vC%2FdvjyD6dPy7PY3gwu5ALguXpEEmBlXQy1IoYP7U9iLQoCb70%2BhQiF%2FyvPOpBdctUUYq6Y23lwJyrr6NOLcTJI%2BUtmkjNzRpJgUDZwbxl5ql7uxtzgqJd75ObI1GXaqw1Yggtv6lYA1P8OTCAvmFTID9Bw%2Fta9SBNS87Np%2B77v0ADWxWmS8bLYK2XiTAk6C6p8uSozkqX9S8M8%2B38NM7Q%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8qLsZ34Zw

 

[jacketjunkie]

https://www.vinted.de/items/8547189967

Size 42 Branded for 130€. Had police patches removed from upper arms, barely noticeable though. Removable winter liner.

 

[Schambach]

https://ebay.io/m/ffirvk

size 44 Vanson force, BIN for two hundred

 

[Schambach]

size 48 LW Bedford car coat.

”crafted in Pakistani”. ???

https://ebay.io/m/YsguAi

 

[tmitchell59]

Not a deal at $1050 (in AUS) but looks to be nearly no wear whatsoever on this Herc.

www.ebay.com/itm/206457347973

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This is quite nice with the original belt and collar. This is an early 50s California Sportswear jacket. I've found the collars on CSC jackets not that durable, this one looks nice in the pictures. The price is a bit much, perhaps in time.

 

[tmitchell59]

This is an incredible jacket, size 40 or so. Any thoughts on the maker? $500 OBO

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I keep looking at this jacket. I do not know the maker, but it doesn't matter much. The jacket looks to be in a heavy hide, probably horsehide. The adornments are some of the most tastefull I have seen. The side zipper is unusual, not sure if it is a pocket, or side adjusment. This shows up on other jackets from the late 40s early 50s.

 

[Biff42]

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I keep looking at this jacket. I do not know the maker, but it doesn't matter much. The jacket looks to be in a heavy hide, probably horsehide. The adornments are some of the most tastefull I have seen. The side zipper is unusual, not sure if it is a pocket, or side adjusment. This shows up on other jackets from the late 40s early 50s.

I know that hide is amazing and the adornments are incredible. It's a special jacket for sure and just needs the right sized owner.

 

[jeo]

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I keep looking at this jacket. I do not know the maker, but it doesn't matter much. The jacket looks to be in a heavy hide, probably horsehide. The adornments are some of the most tastefull I have seen. The side zipper is unusual, not sure if it is a pocket, or side adjusment. This shows up on other jackets from the late 40s early 50s.

It’s a Sierra Sportswear made by Silton

 

[tmitchell59]

It’s a Sierra Sportswear made by Silton

Sure is! Here it with a label, from my own closet!

 

[blm14]

terry how many jackets do you own!?