Recent content by Asinyne

Does the Premium Goatskin shrink in the sleeves? I’m wanting to get a trucker and I’m trying to mostly match the measurements of one of the my Levi’s truckers. Those have 19” shoulders and 24” sleeves and I more or less like where the sleeves fall (maybe a half inch too long as it’s almost to...

Thanks for the reply! Other than the sleeves, did you get a standard 40 or did you customize anything else (e.g. back length)? How long is the jacket? I’m trying to decide if I need to go more cropped (24.5” length) or a little longer (Wested’s version of the Raiders jacket is 26.5” in length).

Thanks for the reply. I’ve been looking at different versions and the OTR styles by Wested, but while they’re sleeves are 24.5” (seems about right), their back length is 26.5” and that seems long. I’ve been considering getting a customized 40” (so I guess 46” chest according to Wested’s OTR)...

How loose is an Indiana Jones-style jacket supposed to be in the chest? I know it’s a boxier design; if I have a 40” chest, approximately how much ease do you think I’d need? Would 22.5 (45”) be enough or too much?

Is Indy’s jacket a cropped cut or should it be longer? I’m thinking about getting a custom Wested, but it gives you the option for chest sizing (tho it seems like they add 6” of ease so a 40 has a P2P of 23” which seems like…a bit much) and then sleeve length and overall length. On overall...

I have a couple of questions I’m just gonna put out rapid-fire: 1) Does anyone have any pictures of 5* olive green cotton paired with black goat hide? I’m looking at getting a trucker in black goat hide with olive green cotton lining (or does anyone have any arguments for any other...

I saw you said your Crusader is a size 40, but if you don’t mind my asking, what is your height/weight/chest size? I’m considering getting one and I’m trying to figure out if I want a 40 or a 42.

That was my understand re: the made in USA. This is the actual tag. Thanks!

I found an M-65 field jacket from 1993, but instead of a DA/DSA/DLA #, it has a DBA #. Otherwise everything else looks fairly legit, and it’s from one of the known contractors. Anyone have any idea what this means? I’m wondering if it’s maybe one made for civilian use and not actual military? It...

My wife and I are taking a vacation to New England next week. We’ll be walking around Salem as well as doing a little light hiking up in Acadia. I’m torn on which outerwear I want to bring for the chillier times: my Carhartt Detroit or my M-65. I feel like each has their pros and cons when it...

I’m guessing it had to be an alteration

Upon further discussion, he isn’t sure but he speculates it may have been altered prior to him. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Do the Schott 141s have standard length sleeves, or are there specific versions that have shorter sleeves? I was talking to a guy about one and he said the sleeves are closer to 22” in length which seems…odd. I know some jackets might fluctuate here and there a bit, but that seems to be about...

They list it as 1.3-1.4, tho beyond that I can’t verify.

Jacket arrived today, two weeks to the day from placing the order. It’s damn near perfect, IMO. There are a couple of minor measurements they didn’t quite hit, but by and large I think where they landed was actually an improvement. If I had any nitpicks it’d be that my specifications were for...