I know, Another Schott Jacket ID thread(:

[lucky23]

I just picked up this thoroughly used Schott jacket today for $50 at an indoor flea market. It fits me perfectly so I had to buy it. Can anyone help me approximate the age of it? It has "Schott" on the front zipper pull, so I suspect 80s? It apparently had a zip-in liner and snap-on fur collar, which I'd desperately like to find for it. Any opinions would be welcome!

 

[Seb Lucas]

Why not ask Gerri at Schott - Schott are great at answering questions about their products.

 

[Gamma68]

Post a message here: https://www.schottnyc.com/forum/

Search the pockets for a Schott tag with numbers for ID purposes. Gail from Schott will give you an answer.

 

[lucky23]

Great idea, will do. Thanks!

 

[Claybertrand]

Agree with the other members. Gail is retired and she fields tons of questions on jackets. Gherry handles repairs etc. Gail is like a Schott encyclopedia and she's very accommodating. I've dealth with Gherry a few times and she's great to work with. They've sent me replacement zippers a couple of times. Gail is the real ID expert. Contact her.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Clearly it's one of their "four-way" naked cowhide jackets that replaced the classic Schott 674 (*) sometime in the late eighties or early nineties. It's got the half-belt back, and it once had a zip-out lining and a snap-on fur collar. A very popular model that's still made:

https://www.schottnyc.com/products/a2-naked-cowhide-jacket.htm

Of course, calling this model an A-2 is hilariously wrong!

(* I had a 674 purchased circa 1984. It had a different back construction with a horizontal seam over the shoulder blades, and came in two different configurations [both in either brown or black]: a plain collar and quilted lining; or a permanent faux-fur collar and a non-removable acrylic pile lining.)

 

[lucky23]

Clearly it's one of their "four-way" naked cowhide jackets that replaced the classic Schott 674 (*) sometime in the late eighties or early nineties. It's got the half-belt back, and it once had a zip-out lining and a snap-on fur collar. A very popular model that's still made:

https://www.schottnyc.com/products/a2-naked-cowhide-jacket.htm

Of course, calling this model an A-2 is hilariously wrong!

(* I had a 674 purchased circa 1984. It had a different back construction with a horizontal seam over the shoulder blades, and came in two different configurations [both in either brown or black]: a plain collar and quilted lining; or a permanent faux-fur collar and a non-removable acrylic pile lining.)

True, its not an A2. I actually like these better because of the hand warmer pockets. I used to have a beautiful A2 from the late 70s, but no hand warmer pockets so I needed up never wearing it.