Seeing as your HJ is a birthday present from your wife, and an obvious home run, maybe she sees the AB as something that may diminish the value of her gift to you.

Though I only have one Wested lambskin jacket, I've had over 60 vintage G-1 jackets with action pleats. The only thing the pleats in those jackets had in common was that they were all different. They all lay flat when new but change over time because of the dynamics of the leather. Since lambs and g...

Doug,
I think you would be better off selling your Wested and finding a good A-1 repro.

Bo

Erri, I have the same jacket which does the same thing, but not as much. In fact I had never noticed it until your post made me examine it. It feels like a strip of light canvas that is glued inside the jacket, maybe for structural reasons to sew the pocket flap onto. I think when the glue dries it ...