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Hi: Yes, these cuffs are a rare design. I've only seen 2 examples: one online and one I recently purchased. I'd like to see photos of the whole jacket. Mine is a '40s straight zip CHP. This site is terrible; won't let me attach photos. Cheers.
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The crazy thing is how nice the leather is on this...probably as good as any jacket I have any decade. Is this yours? Does it also utilize the really tiny snaps for the collar?
No, mine has normal snaps; are you sure yours weren't added later. And mine doesn't have horizontal stitching at the pockets. It's not a perfect fit but I like the style and age; I think it's a Star Glove, but I can't find enough exemplars to confirm. My first vintage leather was a similar gorgeous Cal CHP with snap cuffs that I acquired 35+ years ago. It had amazing butterscotch patination, as nice as any I'd ever seen; I wore it to death and wish I still had it. Cheers, Bradley
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Ironically this jacket has larger (but early versions) snaps at the cuff but old 40’s looking tiny snaps around the collar for fur…
Do you happen to know why multiple makers -- most notably Cal-Leather -- adopted the waistband stitching pattern of a thinner horizontal cental band across the waist? Thx, Bradley
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I don’t really know perhaps to add more safety along the lines of a more effective kidney belt? Which jacket has the side by side cuff snaps? Certainly this jacket looks like a Star or earlier in many ways …
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