Club Obi Wan

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Not bad at all, and a great price! Now go out and beat the #### out of it and it will be a perfect companion!

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I saw this on HJ’s FB page this morning... It is with a heavy heart that we at Herbert Johnson Hatters bring the following news and warnings to our fans and followers. It has been brought to our attention that an ex-employee who had been fired some years ago, who goes by the alias of ‘Jack’ is selli...

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Are you going for a Raiders look, or one of the other movies? If Raiders, go for the turn, if any of the others, no turn.

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Thanks for the info, just have to keep an ear to the ground!

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Any more news from Sarge on the russet horse Legend? It kind of fell off the radar.

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I thought I was done buying with the Steer Legend, then the Bison and now...
May have to stop in and check them out once the release is announced.

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I had a day off while working in Portland a couple weeks back, so I hooked up with John at his shop. Spent a couple hours talking hats, getting measured up and placing my order. Had a great time, now I just have to turn off and forget about the order until December!

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I had the same issue with a Wings jacket, Sarge told me to hang it out in the sun light for a day, the UV will kill the chemical smell. I tried it, worked pretty well, most of the scent is gone.

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I've owned a 1/2 dozen Indy jackets since I arrived at this site, from several makers including Wested, Wings, and G&B. The only two I have left are USW Legends, one imported Texas Steer, one American Bison. Both are excellent, though different. Sarge is always great to deal with, he comes out t...

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I was working in Portland this week and stopped in at Andy and Bax Army Surplus store on Gran Ave. they had 3 Wings lamb Legend's on the rack, 2 L, 1 XXL, $195.00 a piece. Just in case anyone local is interested.

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Lookin' good! Definitely not the jacket for the stitch counters, but who cares, neither is my wings Steer hide. You can't beat a jacket that looks the part, wears in well, and only cost you $100.00!
Wear it, beat it, enjoy it.

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I love my imported steer, and the price can't be beat. It's considerably heavier than the accepted screen accurate lambs, or any of the goats, which is one of the things I like most about it. I can't get attached to a leather jacket that feels like a windbreaker. I find the fit is far better than an...

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It took a few tries, but settled on a Wings Legend in their imported Texas Steer. Wested lamb was way to light weight, G&B's didn't fit me well, Wings Sig series, didn't cut it for me. The Legend fits excellent, the steer is heavier than any of the other manufacturers lambs and goats (my prefere...

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Yup, $6.99 for the large bag, $5.99 for the smaller ones. Comes in Olive, black and cream.

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I'll drop into their sister store on the way home and check the price. FCS, KW Surplus, Cambridge Surplus all have some really good deals. These "World Famous" bags are tough as ####, very heavy weave. I've used them for years to drag parts and tools up construction cranes, down into mines...

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Hey Guys,

I stole Michaelson's advice to Chewey and emailed Sarge directly. He directed me to the XL Legend, and it's a great fit, love it. I got the imported Texas Steer, great leather, nice weight, colour is excellent.
I may have found my last Indy jacket!

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Hey Chewey, I'd call them and try to get someone in person to give you an answer. I emailed them the same question a while back and never got a response. I currently have a 30th Aniversary goat legend, as described by the ebay seller I got it from. It's labeled XXL and measures a 48" chest, I a...

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My first A2 was a lamb "mall jacket" as they are called. Over sized, hand warmer pockets, bad quality map in the lining. The lamb was incredible, it was thick, and heavy, and it wore in beautifully. I wore that jacket all around the world on business, rolled it up and tossed it on top of e...

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I've had both, G&B in 44 and 44T, and CS USW in XL, and the XL Wings was a tent! According to their sizing chart I would have landed in between the L and XL so I went up, wrong move, sold it on down the road. Best advice is to try and get actual measurements.

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I know, it needs to get out on the town more often. The brown one is broken in, like an old friend, so it goes out most. The ribbon is very close to the felt color, just hint darker. I didn't pick the ribbon color, just let Steve put on what he figured was correct.

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Could be charcoal, that would make sense. Here are a couple pics outside this afternoon. We had a nice clear bright day. The crease has relaxed as it's been sitting in its box for a while. Its brown CS older brother gets a lot more wear. B http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm165/interbak/AB%20Seapl...

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I went through some old emails and the other name Steve used for Oxford Grey was Char.
Oxford is easier to remember, and sounds classier than Char, which as far as I know is a northern fish, as in Arctic Char...

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Sure, I'll grab a shot when I get a chance. Steve had another name for it as well, maybe he said it's the same as Oxford. I'll have to dig through my old emails. I'll get back to you, Brian When I order my "Seaplane grey' AB a while back Steve made it in what he called Oxford Grey. He said it w...

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When I order my "Seaplane grey' AB a while back Steve made it in what he called Oxford Grey. He said it was a dead ringer for the original movie hat color.

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Absolutely! Everything you own does not have to be Indy, variety is the spice of life. I have Bailey in a similar style with an nearly identical pheasant feather hat band. Enjoy it!

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What size and price range are you looking for? Lots of decent used stuff out there in all price ranges, plus you might find something already broken in, to give that authentic look on screen.

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Didn't know that, but yes I did!

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Hey John,

Thanks for the offer, I gave up cigars years ago, so you can smoke it for me.
When I said an 1/8, I was talking sizes not inches. I guess that's actually one "hat size" difference not an 1/8 of a size, but you know what I mean.

Later, B

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All I can tell you is that: 1. UK sizes are the diameter of a circle having the same circumference as your head measurement. (i.e. measured circumference divided by pi.) 2. US sizes are uniformly 1/8 larger than their UK counterpart. 3. I don't know why that is. It can't be the use of a different d...

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I was sitting in Incheon airport in South Korea about two weeks ago and saw a young guy with a nice looking Indy style fedora. I didn't get a chance to say hi, was it anyone here?

Later, B

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Tandy Leather. You can't buy just 2 snaps, but a small bag full won't cost much.

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Unfortunately they chose to steal the current style of youth in New England, I'll pass on these guys for my next flight, don't think I could stand it!

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Knapps Shoes in Listowel Ontario ( a little town in South Western Ontario that you've probably never heard of) are an Alden dealer, but they don't stock much. They will order them for you. http://www.knappshoes.ca/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Brian

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Hey Bruce, I ordered it about two and a half months ago, when Steve started his thread in the vendor section and asked for a few new orders to help finance things. It was 8 weeks to the day that he shipped it out, took a couple weeks to get across the border, which is pretty normal for regular mail....

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I've had a couple emails back and forth with Steve in the last few weeks, same old address still works.
My new hat showed up this week too, so I know he's busy in the hat shop!

Brian

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And the addiction begins, my next AB is on the way. Enjoy!

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Be careful asking BK for custom options. As soon as I mentioned it Andy stopped responding to my emails, never to be heard from again!! I hear people on here talking about customization with BK, but it sure seem to scare them off in my case. I hadn't even asked for anything particular, just beginnin...

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100%, Indy's jacket fits Indy, the rest of us. not necessarily! I know I'm to "Ford spec". I've also had Wested (will be for sale soon), G&B, lamb and goat, sold 'em, USW signature, sold... I recently found a used 30th anniversary goat on eBay, and I'm done, finally have one that fits ...

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I have to agree with Michaelson here (as usual) , an Indy style jacket is not really the best choice for CC. Are you sure you want to limit your choice to leather jackets only? I just picked up an Outback oilskin jacket at Christmas and it came with a CC pocket built in. It has an elasticized holste...

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Sorry Ray, it's true. US Wings made about 90 of them right after CS came out. I had mine for sale on here cheap, a couple times, nobody wanted it. They didn't come with a certificate or anything special, really just another Wings jacket. It's now moved on to a new happy owner that just wanted a nice...

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Aero is very good at customizing their patterns, and changing things up for you. I'd see if they would make it in their jerky mid-weight horse. It would still be heavier than almost any other Indy jacket out there, but not the "armor" of the heavy front quarter horse. I have a FQHH Aero an...

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Hey Mitch,

Very nice, would love to find one like that. Just curious, the top panel, that appears to be soft leather. Does that make the main compartment expandable, or is it a separate compartment?

later, Brian

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Not sure where the info about Canadian zippers being left hand like European zippers comes from. I've lived here all my life and the first left handed zipper for a man's jacket I've ever run across was on a Wested Raiders. It's definitely not the norm in Canada, or with Canadian made clothing.

Brian

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The W&G safari jacket would have been a much better choice than the Trialmaster (it is Trialmaster, not Trailmaster) for practicality. I've worn my Trialmaster riding motorcycles for decades and I can tell you they don't breath well, and when it's really hot the wax bleeds out and it gets very g...

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Is it marked 38 S&W CTG or 38 Special CTG on the barrel? Not that it's a big deal since it's deactivated, but the two cartridges are different and not interchangeable. 38 S&W or 38/200 as it was called in the UK would be a British contract gun.

Brian

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Hey Mustafa, I wear Canada West 34381's. Doesn't have the toe stitching, but does have the overall feel. I don't know if you can even get them in the US. Very well built boot, quite comfortable, and still made in Canada. Here's the link to their website, http://www.canadawestboots.com/boots_34381.ht...

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I just re-read Michaelson's post about where and how he measured his 44T. I measured right at the bottom of the gusset on the body, not including any part of the actual gusset, still came up with 26". It does appear to flare out just below the gusset, and if I moved the measurement downward an ...

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Hey Guys, I double checked the 44T at lunch and it is definitely 26" pit to pit, laid out flat and smoothed, but not stretched. I checked the 44R as well and it's about 1/2 narrower. Surprisingly, the shoulders are about 1/2 wider on the R compared to the T (20.5 compared to 20). This may be ag...

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Hey All, I actually bought that 44T G&B goat, and the fit is perfect. I also have a 44R G&B lamb which does run an inch or so smaller. My chest is right at 44 and I couldn't be happier with the fit. I'll have to go re-measure the pit to pit tonight to confirm, but I sure wouldn't say I'm swi...

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I was giving him every chance to put up pictures of his actual product instead of the ones ripped off from US Authentic, no luck. I'll likely just drop Shaul a note and let him deal with it if he likes.

Brian

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