How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

[tmitchell59]

I dunno man. Can’t argue with results. URAD has yet to disappoint me! I will say, it’s probably not for every jacket though.
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Does the Urad have a bonding feeling to you? I recall using it.

You are becoming The Leather Healer

You have given new life to seeming death sentences.

 

[JMax]

I can’t recall either. Though the label itself makes me think they are a maker. And there are design cues that you see in jackets by the Chicago makers that you also see in the cycle champs. Grais is the other that pops into mind. I can’t find the d pocket Blatt picture. It’s somewhere.

The Cycle Champs were not around long. I don’t think too many were made, nothing like the later HD jackets. I agree different makers as the hide changes over the three different cycle champ iterations, and even within iterations. Check out this link— http://eijucraft.com/vintage-motorcycle-wear/

 

[tmitchell59]

I can’t find the d pocket Blatt picture. It’s somewhere.

I know the jacket. I probably have the pic saved too. Just loose track. I will have to dig into my achieves for Blatt jackets. I will scratch my head on their maker status. Even a small shop could have produced a one year jacket, like the Champ in that unique style. I am more an more impressed with the amount of post-war HD labeled MC jackets. They had to have a few suppliers. Who made the 50s Penney's/Wards jackets?

A very interesting link, thanks. The best breakdown of the Champ.

Fried-Ostermann in Milwaukee, the maker of the Albert Richard label, is my nominee for Sears MC jacket maker,

 

[Aloysius]

Buzz Rickson's N-3B… might be the endgame winter coat. And since it's the black-on-black William Gibson version, it will blend right in in public, attracting no eyes, maybe some assumptions from snobby fashionistas that it's a cheap Canada Goose knockoff for poor people.

The ultimate under-the-radar parka!

 

[ton312]

It can be varnished. ..but seriously, that is an awesome collar shape.

I dunno man. Can’t argue with results. URAD has yet to disappoint me! I will say, it’s probably not for every jacket though.
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Does the Urad have a bonding feeling to you? I recall using it.

You are becoming The Leather Healer

You have given new life to seeming death sentences.

i think of Urad as a topcoat. I’ve used it on my five star dye jobs as such. It goes on sticky but dries really quickly. It’s a fantastic sealer. I think it’s a must for hides that have lost topcoat or have cracked. It’s also a good polish. For stuff that has lost its shine you can skim coat and buff it. Almost like waxing a car

 

[jonbuilder]

I think it’s a must for hides that have lost topcoat or have cracked. It’s also a good polish. For stuff that has lost its shine you can skim coat and buff it. Almost like waxing a car[/QUOTE]
I concur with Ton here. I used Urad on 70 -80-year-old mid-weight hides that have gotten stiff and with wear, the jackets have softened. 1960 cream top-coated Buco J-100 in good condition just stiff and a 1930 -1940 Block Blit half belt that had some flaking of the topcoat and required reinforcing in areas thank you Great Leathers.

 

[ojaw]

Buzz Rickson's N-3B… might be the endgame winter coat. And since it's the black-on-black William Gibson version, it will blend right in in public, attracting no eyes, maybe some assumptions from snobby fashionistas that it's a cheap Canada Goose knockoff for poor people.

The ultimate under-the-radar parka!

I don’t think the N-3B would be as warm as most decent down-filled coats, though it would look miles better.

 

[Cornelius]

I don’t think the N-3B would be as warm as most decent down-filled coats, though it would look miles better.

The true vintage G.I. N-3B's are insanely warm (the civilian versions don't even compare). In my Midwestern USA youth there seemed to be one stashed in every car trunk in case of a winter breakdown. Usually in the unique sage color the US Air Force seemed to favor during the Cold War. Officer parkas had a coyote fur ruff instead of synthetic and were much sought-after.

There's an extensive thread devoted to them here.

 

[Aloysius]

Officer parkas had a coyote fur ruff instead of synthetic and were much sought-after.

And the Rickson’s is made to spec (the original coyote fur generation spec) so I figure it should do alright.

 

[ojaw]

The true vintage G.I. N-3B's are insanely warm (the civilian versions don't even compare). In my Midwestern USA youth there seemed to be one stashed in every car trunk in case of a winter breakdown. Usually in the unique sage color the US Air Force seemed to favor during the Cold War. Officer parkas had a coyote fur ruff instead of synthetic and were much sought-after.

There's an extensive thread devoted to them here.

I appreciate that but I'm a bit north of those Midwest states and today, for instance, with the temps at -25C and the wind chill into the -40s I'd still go with down filled.

 

[Aloysius]

I appreciate that but I'm a bit north of those Midwest states and today, for instance, with the temps at -25C and the wind chill into the -40s I'd still go with down filled.

The coat was specified for arctic conditions, but I can understand how the demands of different locations and tasks can affect that, as well as personal comfort levels.

If you wanted to be one-and-done (i.e. the 'look' and full warmth in one parka), something like the Rickson's repro of the B-9, a late WWII fur trimmed down parka, might be the ticket.

In my case, I have a packable down jacket I use as a liner with field jackets and the like. I can't imagine being in conditions too cold for that worn under the N-3B, but Northeastern winters should be more than covered by the N-3B itself.

 

[Mrfrown]

In the end I decided to get a new jacket with my Langlitz production slot rather than a vest.

Going for a Columbia, removed the bi-swing back and with a squared-off bottom rather than the beaver tail. Sorta like the '47 Columbia but with the modern pocket placements, collar etc. Expecting completion in 3-4 weeks.

 

[JMax]

In the end I decided to get a new jacket with my Langlitz production slot rather than a vest.

Going for a Columbia, removed the bi-swing back and with a squared-off bottom rather than the beaver tail. Sorta like the '47 Columbia but with the modern pocket placements, collar etc. Expecting completion in 3-4 weeks.

Sweet. Fingers crossed.

Do they charge more for the ‘47?

 

[dudewuttheheck]

Should have this Freewheelers La Brea in Auburn coming in soon. Surprised I managed to find one brand new. The store owner who sold it to me was even surprised that he still had it in stock. They haven't made this color in a while and this one is from 2016... I think that may be the last year they did a brown La Brea as of now. Not sure though. Another interesting aspect of it is how different the color looks depending on what pictures you see. I'm not sure how much of this is lighting and how much of it is different year models and such.

Here is the picture from the shop I bought mine from:

Here are some other photos:

Definitely excited to see how mine looks in person.

 

[red devil]

Should have this Freewheelers La Brea in Auburn coming in soon. Surprised I managed to find one brand new. The store owner who sold it to me was even surprised that he still had it in stock. They haven't made this color in a while and this one is from 2016... I think that may be the last year they did a brown La Brea as of now. Not sure though. Another interesting aspect of it is how different the color looks depending on what pictures you see. I'm not sure how much of this is lighting and how much of it is different year models and such.

Here is the picture from the shop I bought mine from:

Here are some other photos:

Definitely excited to see how mine looks in person.

Wow! That seems like a really nice shade of brown! When do you get it?

 

[Mrfrown]

Sweet. Fingers crossed.

Do they charge more for the ‘47?

Yeah its a little more for the '47, $1250 vs $1100.

There are some interesting differences, but the older version is also slightly less practical? '47 Columbia pockets are angled differently and have a little less space, there is visible stitching for the pocket as well, sleeve zips are on underside rather than side, the collar is more pointy shape, there's a leather hang loop in collar they tell you not to hang it on, plus the squared off back bottom and no bi-swing. They were doing Crown main zip on '47 version at first, not sure if they still are. Others who have gotten one may know about more differences.

 

[dudewuttheheck]

Wow! That seems like a really nice shade of brown! When do you get it?

Order is in progress right now haha

 

[JMax]

Yeah its a little more for the '47, $1250 vs $1100.

There are some interesting differences, but the older version is also slightly less practical? '47 Columbia pockets are angled differently and have a little less space, there is visible stitching for the pocket as well, sleeve zips are on underside rather than side, the collar is more pointy shape, there's a leather hang loop in collar they tell you not to hang it on, plus the squared off back bottom and no bi-swing. They were doing Crown main zip on '47 version at first, not sure if they still are. Others who have gotten one may know about more differences.

Nice. Thanks. I do love the ‘47.

 

[Mrfrown]

Should have this Freewheelers La Brea in Auburn coming in soon. Surprised I managed to find one brand new. The store owner who sold it to me was even surprised that he still had it in stock. They haven't made this color in a while and this one is from 2016... I think that may be the last year they did a brown La Brea as of now. Not sure though. Another interesting aspect of it is how different the color looks depending on what pictures you see. I'm not sure how much of this is lighting and how much of it is different year models and such.

Here is the picture from the shop I bought mine from:

Here are some other photos:

Definitely excited to see how mine looks in person.

Wow, just incredible. Fingers crossed it works out for you dude

 

[Canuck Panda]

Norshor Tweedy Cossack
Unlined horsehide, Brass Conmar.