Brettafett
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I have high hopes! 
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Bill Kelso timeline of leather, with a little wear thrown in...
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Brettafett
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Loving the positive vibes J!
Skip
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Brett, Reckon it will be a pearler mate, I’m wearing my Bk Dubow now and it feels, smells and looks great
Kermit3D
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I'm digging up this old thread because I took some photos of my Bill Kelso A-2 Dubow 27798.
I've had this jacket for 2 1/2 years (3 years this winter). Before me it belonged to Brettafett so I'd be hard pressed to say exactly how old it is, but I'd say not far from 4 years.
I really like this A-2. The fit is great, it's comfortable and easy to wear. It's definitely the jacket I wear the most.
The leather is Liberty Horsehide Seal.
Here's what it looks like now.
Photos in direct sunlight :
Daylight photos (no direct sunlight) :
I've had this jacket for 2 1/2 years (3 years this winter). Before me it belonged to Brettafett so I'd be hard pressed to say exactly how old it is, but I'd say not far from 4 years.
I really like this A-2. The fit is great, it's comfortable and easy to wear. It's definitely the jacket I wear the most.
The leather is Liberty Horsehide Seal.
Here's what it looks like now.
Photos in direct sunlight :
Daylight photos (no direct sunlight) :
Silver Surfer
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man. that one has the "look". based on the way some repros are aging, in three or four years it will be hard to tell a repro from an original.
Lovely jacket Kermit, you'd be hard pushed to tell from original in time
Lord Flashheart
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Thanks for sharing that Kermit. I'm back in the queue for a bit of BK Liberty Horsehide seal.
Question for you guys, we're the horsehide the early jackets and later goat or was that irrelevant?
A-2s were initially constructed of horsehide, which was either vegetable- or chrome-tanned. Some later A-2s were made from goatskin (as was the Navy G-1 jacket) and others from cowhide (which can be very difficult to tell from horse if tanned identically). All Spiewak and Doniger jackets are of goat, as are many Cable, Dubow, Bronco, Perry, and Rough Wear examples.
A-2s were initially constructed of horsehide, which was either vegetable- or chrome-tanned. Some later A-2s were made from goatskin (as was the Navy G-1 jacket) and others from cowhide (which can be very difficult to tell from horse if tanned identically). All Spiewak and Doniger jackets are of goat, as are many Cable, Dubow, Bronco, Perry, and Rough Wear examples.
Kermit3D
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Thanks, yeah in my opinion the leather used by BK is really close to what you see on original A-2. I use this jacket without taking any precautions (unlike some of my other jackets) and it's nice to see it slowly evolving.
Thanks
Very good choice, which A-2 contract did you order ?
Yeah, it's my "no brainer" jacket. And there's nothing pejorative about it, on the contrary, I love it !
ZuZu
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This is undetermined- spun silk can look like cotton- don't know if anyone has figured this out.
Yep I agree, cotton can have a shine, earlier cotton threads as can rayon
Brettafett
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@Kermit3D I had it maybe 3 or 4 months before it moved to you. Hardly worn, as I had the other 2 BKs and Platon's Dubow...
Check this out for interest... Truman (The Wrong Stuff) Smith's jacket. Modified Dubow, likely 27798
