Show Your Patina

[Hobart Arms]

@bretron if I get that jacket and it fits well it will have a loving home for years to come.

@dinerman that is a great looking jacket.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[bretron]

@Dinerman, great jacket! What's its story?

 

[trapp]

Wow. Dinerman, that jacket is awesome--and unique. Haven't seen anything quite like it. Were some patches removed from the front or is that the shadow of inside pockets?

 

[Dinerman]

Those are the outline of the original exterior patch pockets, which were removed at some point before I got it.

 

[Hobart Arms]

Well I chickened out of getting the jacket Bretron was selling. I got to scared about the measurements however I did pick up that Sportclad jacket that sold a few hours before it!

 

[ButteMT61]

Well I chickened out of getting the jacket Bretron was selling. I got to scared about the measurements however I did pick up that Sportclad jacket that sold a few hours before it!

Someone got a steal. Too bad you didn't go for it, but show some pics of the one you got?

 

[Hobart Arms]

Oh I know! I thought there was goin to be some last minute bids that put it up a lot. I am happy with the one I got though. At least I know it's goin to be more the right size. It's always heart breaking when you get a jacket and it doesn't fit well at all.

 

[ButteMT61]

Oh I know! I thought there was goin to be some last minute bids that put it up a lot. I am happy with the one I got though. At least I know it's goin to be more the right size. It's always heart breaking when you get a jacket and it doesn't fit well at all.

I know all too well...

 

[trapp]

Those are the outline of the original exterior patch pockets, which were removed at some point before I got it.

The jacket looks better w/out the pockets. It's a keeper.

 

[Hobart Arms]

I will be sure to post some picture of my new jacket when it arrives. I will post some of my favorite heavy cossack jacket as well. Its kept me warm through some rough trips.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[GriffDeLaGriff]

This is no longer my jacket, I gave it to a member of this forum.

I have worn it from new until it got this patina tho.....maaaaany years..it was black when I got it.

 

[Dinerman]

 

[JakeHolman]

Brown leather jackets - especially something like the front-quarter horsehide used by Aero - seem to develop a great patina fairly quickly, after a couple of years say and there are some great examples, both vintage and newer here. However, a hard worn black leather jacket - something thats taken many, many years to really show its character - I find very rewarding, like Griff's example above.

 

[Asienizen]

I need to put a few more years' wear into this one.

 

[58panheadfan]

50's H-D Townsman:

 

[58panheadfan]

Himel Bros Leather Co. 1929 Heron:

 

[Asienizen]

Himel Bros Leather Co. 1929 Heron:

Nice finish, I like the way it wrinkles around the arms. What kind of hide is this?

 

[bretron]

The Himel Bros A1 is looking killer! Such a smart design, and extra sharp in dark seal. A real keeper!