A few years back I was on a guided tour of the Iowa State Capital building. The host had us sit for a while & watch proceedings in the House of Representatives, in the public seating area (they were out of session, but she was making two points). She asked us, theseveral 6' + men & women in...
Jacket looks fine to me, That zipper looks like an original large, (#10) easy to work Vanson.
Others have adequately noted how to make it smoother.
An new one will cost you $700+ so this seems like a decent deal.
Anything ever bought on ebay should be considered buyer beware, especially if...
I just want to toss this out there - Monkeyfist is newer to these forums, but is quite the gentleman. I picked up (and am keeping) a pair of his Nicks boots last month. They were is as close to perfect condition the any "pre-owned" pair of boots could be, and they were packed & shipped very...
I suppose everyone has thier "fall in love;" moments in a store.
This would not be one of those for me.
I really like all the other jackets you have posted and think you could do much better!
Look up Eastman... for that style.
^^ So I once owned this jacket. Actually, make that twice. I would say it's steerhide. It was so heavy it was actually uncomfortble to wear. The sleeves were about 2" too short for me. Tried to make it work, but it just was nover quite "right" for me. There are some threads on this jacket...
When Hide & Seek puts in his sage advice - that's something you can bank on!
Even the Quilted lining could give you quite a bit of warmth in a standard fit Highwayman.
Here we have a big bruiser of the motorcycle patrol jacket world. This "Just Leathers" of San Jose, California jacket has lived a very full life indeed, and it shows. It was handmade in USA. The jacket has more life it in, so I hope it can go to someone who will appreciate it and give it...
Here is a nice crosszip of the post-AMF days of Harley Davidson. This jacket is made in Korea, and has nods to both the past as well as the future of the company in this jacket alone. This was a local estate sale find, however the dimensions are simply too short for me to use effectively...
Really nice there!
I briefly owned one of those many years back but it was both too short and too wide in the shouders for me.
The leather was wonderful on it. Looks great on yours too!
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