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B6's are good! I've had the ELC redskin for several years and have held onto it when I've bought and sold several other leather jackets. The side zippers really do adjust the waist well (depending on whether you have a sweater on underneath for example) and stay put.
The B6 is easy fitting...
I've an Eastman B6 Roughwear copy in the red finish, and have worn it every winter for the last 3 or 4 years. A hugely under-rated jacket in my view. I chose it above a B3 or Irvin because the weather in southern England is generally just too warm for the thicker pile of the colder weather...
The Sunday Times in the UK today says that Belstaff (was British, now an Italian company trying to do a 'Burberry') made the jacket for the latest Indiana Jones movie. Right or wrong I don't know but it sounds like good product placement.
I was told that this forum could explain why A2s seem to be more in demand that G1s. Is it because:
- A2s were more common, more visible around air bases in WW2 (not out at sea)?
- A2s were featured in more Hollywood films?
- A2 horsehide has tended to last longer than G1 goat?
- The longer...
I've just discovered this forum, which seems to cater rather well to one of my obsessions. I see that many of the photos, if they show a face, seem to feature a man at a certain age (mine basically). Are most people, like me, indulging ourselves in the kind of jackets that we could not afford...
