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  1. johnnyjohnny

    YES, it's TRUE! the SCHOTT 641 STEERHiDE REViEWED! with a picture!

    history of the 641? hmmmmmmm... i may write like i know more than i do [i was a reporter so that bs attitude is ingrained], however i don't know the history of the 641. if i had to guess, i'd say it goes back to the 50s and a european influence as it is totally the same as the german ww2...
  2. johnnyjohnny

    YES, it's TRUE! the SCHOTT 641 STEERHiDE REViEWED! with a picture!

    i'm jack'd >>> hey montana, i'm having some jack right now ('D') so don't mind being jacked. actually, if you've ever had any hein gericke (german) leather moto jacks, also sold as 'classic gear', tHAT's what heavy leather is. i bought some gorgeous hein gericke's on german ebay, but will...
  3. johnnyjohnny

    YES, it's TRUE! the SCHOTT 641 STEERHiDE REViEWED! with a picture!

    D tails thanks for enjoying the review mr. montana...it's a long review and tried to cover a lot, including sizing, differences to other schott models, leather, fit, etc...but if you have any detail questions do ask away, am very happy to answer. as it is, i just think it's the perfect...
  4. johnnyjohnny

    LL Bean now selling a black Flying Tigers A2 jacket

    yuKKKKKKKKKKKKKo!!! anyone who gets this should be banned from this website.
  5. johnnyjohnny

    YES, it's TRUE! the SCHOTT 641 STEERHiDE REViEWED! with a picture!

    well, i've come back to haunt the fedlounge like a bad horror film sequel. but not just to spout off. [note, sorry about the links, but the pic uploader does not work, so you have to click] http://casablancawatch.com/watches/images/schottmesmall.jpg self-taken picture in the worst/dirtiest...
  7. johnnyjohnny

    Thoughts on this Schott Bomber jacket?

    i had the schott. really nice and classic, tho more a post war pseudo motorcycle/travel style, or rather a civi version of the military G-1. it's become a classic in it's own right, understanding it is NOT a military or military issue-style jacket. i would have kept mine except they run short...
  8. johnnyjohnny

    Schott 141 fit

    hi...thought i'd offer a counter view on schott sizing. i'm actually a 42 suit jacket size, and have found schott, along with other manufacturers such as vanson, are sized to be skin tite (sp on purpose). i ordered a 184sm new and thought with a 42 coat size a 46 would be fine. what i got was...
  9. johnnyjohnny

    milwuakee crazy horse leather motorcycle jacket review

    so true that the quality varies everywhere, all countries, except for the top manufacturers. i have seen a few posts here where aero made a minor mistake, and aero does correct them, but those posts are never upset, always with the understanding that these things do happen. and that's been at...
  10. johnnyjohnny

    milwuakee crazy horse leather motorcycle jacket review

    i understand. but as 'made in japan' used to be subpar in the 60s, and 'made in china' is now breaking that stereotype in some areas, 'made in pakistan' suggests a stigma, not necessarily intended. i certainly don't knock u.s. manufacturers, but i guess between the both of us we show that there...
  11. johnnyjohnny

    milwuakee crazy horse leather motorcycle jacket review

    thanks meta...i think i know what you mean. it's not a replica of a classic pattern. still, what attracted me to it were the classic lines. the main shell is really a luftwaffe style in the front, but it goes modern with having a windflap in front, and the cafe racer collar (upright). in the...
  13. johnnyjohnny

    milwuakee crazy horse leather motorcycle jacket review

    what's a pakistani jacket funny you should say that. i had a strong bias about current issue military jackets being made in the u.s. from my mil jacket collecting. i carried that into my first purchases of motorcycle jackets, buying from the top makers of motorcycle apparel in the u.s...
  14. johnnyjohnny

    milwuakee crazy horse leather motorcycle jacket review

    [note: sorry about the typo, obviously should be milwaukee :(] just got this today and it's about as good as it gets. below are links to the youtube video on it, plus a link to amazon.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6itSoWYC-1c...
  15. johnnyjohnny

    Review of the Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, NEW

    yes, now that i check what you said, you were talking about clothing, but not necessarily leather clothing...i do have photoshop, and so blew up my photos biG of authentic luftwaffe jackets, black and brown, and didn't see any thread that was any other color than the leather itself...until...
  16. johnnyjohnny

    Review of the Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, NEW

    living color just looked at my eastman luftwaffer...thread is exactly the same color as the leather in the horse leather black, which is really a very charcoal gray...so it's at least not darker than the leather, so whilst not any lighter, it does do a respectable job of imitating the original...
  17. johnnyjohnny

    Review of the Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, NEW

    have a lot of pix of authentic ones, don't see any stitching that looks different than the jacket...seems it would give it an unGodly 70s disco stitch look...i wouldn't do it
  19. johnnyjohnny

    Review of the Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, NEW

    ORLan is correct, this is a nice lean jacket and you should go 44, it is also nice size in the shoulders, so should work for you ragnar...i doubt you'll need to tailor it, especially with turtlenecks...DEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFinitely don't go (ig)noblehouse...they simply make a $100 jacket, and...
  20. johnnyjohnny

    Review of the Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, NEW

    wow, eastman should put me on the payroll...but not really, he deserves the word of mouth...you should love the jacket. i see these posts about other companies making luftwaffe jacks, such as noble house, and really, people don't have any idea that there is a categorical qualitative difference...
  21. johnnyjohnny

    Review of the Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, NEW

    :] that's appreciated smithy!
  22. johnnyjohnny

    Review of the Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, NEW

    i love you mannn have to say i do love this forum, especially when i've been off it for awhilst smithy shows the fascinating oblique bits of information that add so much to what our main themes are about...where else can you find this kind of info added in at the right time to enlighten a...
  23. johnnyjohnny

    Review of the Eastman 'Luftwaffe' jacket, NEW

    the great escape looks like you're tracking down steve mcqueen in the great escape in those top pix wunderbar pictures! truly gives people an idea how great this jacket looks. mine fits like yours did in the top pix...since i gave up motorbikes after causing $1000 of damage to a new german...

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