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The Legendary DURABLE (Wild One) Jacket

tmitchell59

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View attachment 613423 View attachment 613424 Hey guys
In the process of restoring this nice Durable A2, here’s what I find in the front pocket…
I will look in the pocket.
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tmitchell59

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Another jacket with the code 33. This one has a store label.

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What a magnificent jacket! Who were these guys ? Never seen a Durable with less that magnificent leather. Look through this thread.

California Store label is interesting, but makes sense. The Durable label/maker is the biggest mystery in leather jackets. To me, a mystery that the Wild One jacket is but a part of.

Just yesterday I had my Durable MC jacket on. I can't imagine a better jacket in that style, fit and finish. The Best.

The leather on the above jacket is most unique. Reminds me of my Victory leather Bill Kelso. Very fluid.
 
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Oh man, we sure dorkified this jacket.

Can anyone tell me, who was making the belt buckle for these Durable motorcycle jackets?
 

jeo

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What a magnificent jacket! Who were these guys ? Never seen a Durable with less that magnificent leather. Look through this thread.

California Store label is interesting, but makes sense. The Durable label/maker is the biggest mystery in leather jackets. To me, a mystery that the Wild One jacket is but a part of.

Just yesterday I had my Durable MC jacket on. I can't imagine a better jacket in that style, fit and finish. The Best.

The leather on the above jacket is most unique. Reminds me of my Victory leather Bill Kelso. Very fluid.

Here’s the Etsy listing.

 
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There’s no marking on mine, they are both solid brass casting…

Thank you for the info & the photo.

I'm asking because I have an old(er) 618 with a buckle that is quite uncharacteristic for later Schott jackets. It appears very similar looking to the kind of buckle that I have seen on most Durable jackets.

It's a very heavy, solid nickel Buckle with a no longer readable stamp.

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Margi92i

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Oh man, the minute I saw this jacket in the other thread, I got flashbacks, haha. I know the exact listing you're talking about and I stumbled onto it literally the day it was posted! The seller would have shipped, but I didn't want to take the gamble for $500 - the way they wanted the payment wasn't secure in that there was no buyer protection, and unfortunately, I decided earlier that high value payments with no purchase security is just not something I wanted to do after being scammed twice the same way. I tried to see if I knew anyone in Florida, but no dice.

All that to say I'm really happy the jacket ended up in the hands of a fellow lounger. It's a rare jacket in an even rarer condition. Congrats on the find!
Was on eBay?
 

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