Help with valuation of the jacket

[Kamil]

Hi! Please help with valuation of this jacket . It is a German jacket, possibly from the 1940's. The main zipper is not working and the lining is torn in couple of places. The leather is undamaged. It's a hard and heavy leather, not sure what kind. No labels on the jacket just the zippers: RO and Ries. Help much appreciated !

 

[petermack09]

Lovely, put it on ebay with starting price of £600.

 

[Kamil]

Thank you for reply! so much ??!! I was thinking in a range of 250 , maybe 300 . Would you know what year can it be from?

 

[veli1]

Lovely, put it on ebay with starting price of £600.

not to offend anyone but I' m still amazed how people find grandpa's treasure again and again and get paid nice amount of $ with kindly suggestions from our fellow forum members

 

[Kamil]

I'm not offended. But there is a reason why you used the word treasure. There is something really beautiful about a jacket that carries 80 years of history with it. Plus the quality, it will last probably another 80 with no problem(except the lining)

 

[Happy Hooligan]

what am I missing here? it looks like it's from the late 1980's or 90's? I guess I don't know vintage German jackets.

 

[Pilot]

With al due respect.. Ries only exists since the 1960s.
The Ro zippers are Asian made and last but not least the left hand zipper closing makes it a women’s motorcycle jacket and yes from the 70/80is..

 

[bn1966]

Looks 80’s to me

 

[Kamil]

With al due respect.. Ries only exists since the 1960s.
The Ro zippers are Asian made and last but not least the left hand zipper closing makes it a women’s motorcycle jacket and yes from the 70/80is..

I am not an expert but read somewhere that German leather jackets in the 40s and 50s have been made with the zippers on the left side, and it didn't mean it was a female jacket, even today some German and Swiss manufacturers make outdoor jackets with zippers on this side.

 

[Kamil]

I got this jacket from a person who claimed it was from the 40's. I actually don't know much about vintage jackets. So it is rather from the 80s?

 

[Kamil]

With al due respect.. Ries only exists since the 1960s.
The Ro zippers are Asian made and last but not least the left hand zipper closing makes it a women’s motorcycle jacket and yes from the 70/80is..

I also came across "Riechel & Co , as referring to RO zipper. I cannot confirm it. I cannot find anything online about RO being asian zippers. Do you perhaps have any sources ?

 

[Kamil]

in this case , if the jacket is actually from the 80s, how much can I ask for it ?