semolina_pilchard
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At some point since I got into the hobby of vintage leather jacket collecting, I became a bit obsessed with jackets from the Californian brand of Block Bilt, which were made by H&L Block of San Francisco.
The majority of the jackets I have seen with the Block Bilt label are top quality in terms of style and workmanship.
I briefly owned a really nice steerhide CHP but it did not fit:
I then bought this cossack from eBay but found it to be not as described:
I then gave up for a while, because daily searches led to nothing and I began to think that I would never get my hands on one in my size. Then, a few weeks ago, I randomly searched on Buyee Yahoo auctions and one popped up. The measurements looked right for me so I went for it, and I am glad I did.
It's a goatskin half belt with a Talon zipper date of August 1940 (H O). Love the design, front and back, and the cuffs have quite a unique strap & buckle which tightens them. It's in really good condition too.
It fits great, and for now the search is over!
Please post photos of your Block Bilt / HL Block jackets! I will also dig out some old adverts that I found.
The majority of the jackets I have seen with the Block Bilt label are top quality in terms of style and workmanship.
I briefly owned a really nice steerhide CHP but it did not fit:
I then bought this cossack from eBay but found it to be not as described:
I then gave up for a while, because daily searches led to nothing and I began to think that I would never get my hands on one in my size. Then, a few weeks ago, I randomly searched on Buyee Yahoo auctions and one popped up. The measurements looked right for me so I went for it, and I am glad I did.
It's a goatskin half belt with a Talon zipper date of August 1940 (H O). Love the design, front and back, and the cuffs have quite a unique strap & buckle which tightens them. It's in really good condition too.
It fits great, and for now the search is over!
Please post photos of your Block Bilt / HL Block jackets! I will also dig out some old adverts that I found.
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