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Show us your vintage half-belts

hieu

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40s Rough Wear

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hieu

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This jacket came in yesterday and I couldn't wait to snap some photos. In terms of leather quality, construction and overall condition it comes out far ahead of any vintage jacket I've handled (admittedly not that many).

Does anybody know why makers stopped making jackets with bi-swing arms?
 
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photo2u

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This jacket came in yesterday and I couldn't wait to snap some photos. In terms of leather quality, construction and overall condition it comes out far ahead of any vintage jacket I've handled (admittedly not that many).

Does anybody know why makers stopped making jackets with bi-swing arms?

I think one of the reasons was the labor cost to produce them. Love your jacket by the way. It has the basic color and leather as one of my favorite jackets with dual action sleeves.
 
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hieu

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40s Unlabelled Windward
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I got this jacket a while ago but hadn't had the chance to take photos until recently. This style of jacket was on my radar because of Marc's fit pics of his jacket and Ton's Regius repro. I like look of it a lot. It's simple but the pockets make it more unique than the typical halfbelt. The graining on this one is also particularly nice in my opinion.

The jacket came with a different lining but smelled pretty musty so I got it changed.

(Special thanks to Hannes who had the jacket before me and gave me some pointers on the condition/seller).
 

Nacho

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40s Unlabelled Windward
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I got this jacket a while ago but hadn't had the chance to take photos until recently. This style of jacket was on my radar because of Marc's fit pics of his jacket and Ton's Regius repro. I like look of it a lot. It's simple but the pockets make it more unique than the typical halfbelt. The graining on this one is also particularly nice in my opinion.

The jacket came with a different lining but smelled pretty musty so I got it changed.

(Special thanks to Hannes who had the jacket before me and gave me some pointers on the condition/seller).
Solid one, Huey! Wear it in good health.
 

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