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Is Adventurebilt still in business? Steve's contact phone on the website is disconnected, and no email replies. Saw his business posted on a ripoff site and he has a BBB rating of F with numerous complaints.

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Flathead,

I emailed Wested this morning requesting a sample. Just received an 'e' from Gemma saying it's in the post. It will be interesting to see how the two compare in real life.

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Minnesota, That's the best part. It was sort of a barter deal. I designed a book jacket for a friend in California. I usually charge $50 an hour for design work (maybe that's why I don't get much). I had Cabela's ship her the shirt; she had to order another one to get matching material for the pleat...

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Here's a comparison of the two. The Wested, to me, just appears varigated compared to my Chinese jacket.

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I'm just an old retired dude. Buying the lamb was a stretch. The cowhide didn't look as distressed in the Wested photo, or I probably would have gone for it. Oh, well. Too soon we grow old and too late smart

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I think the best way to find one is in the yellow pages under Alterations.

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I have the Wested authenic lamb, but I don't have any of those sankara things either. This is a Chinese A2 repro and this the way it came from the maker.

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I designed a book jacket for a friend in California. I knew she was an accomplished seamstress, so for payment i had a Cabela's safari shirt drop shipped to her and sent her a picture of an Indy shirt. Here are the results: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/starman2005/indyshirt.jpg Except for th...

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This is what I would like my authenic lamb to look like.

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Ken, I looked at the one Peter offers. Nice as it is, the distressing doesn't begin to compare with what the Chinese did. The leather has random small rinkles and the color varies as if it had faded in places or someone, (with great skill) had attacked it with acetone.

Cheers,

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There came a time about 10 years ago that I decided I wanted an Indy jacket. It had been a number of years since I saw ROTLA, and I was so naive I thought Indy wore an A2 pilot's jacket. In December of that year Sears was selling Chinese A2 replicas, so I bought one. After a couple of days I realize...

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Has anyone compared the WPG shirt side by side with the Wested? The WPG is definitely more screen accurate in the details, but the Wested shirt has a more accurate ROTLA color on my PC than the WPG. Jerry says his shirt is light khaki, but the pix on his website have a color more like Cabela's Stone...

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I just don't see an Indy 4 happening. Read in the Drudge Report a few weeks ago the question, "Has Spielberg lost his edge?" It mentioned his last two movies were only lukewarmly received (no titles mentioned) and after Spielberg and the producer(s) get their cut of War of the Worlds it wi...

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Some leathers are dyed so that the color goes all the way through. My wife has had a Coach purse for years that receives no special treatment. It's almost 10 years old, used daily, and there's no sign of any color coming off.

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When I first started posting here, a Keppler was pretty much the fedora to have. I took a break for a while, and when I came back it was all Adventurebilt. Until today, I didn't know Fedora made Adventurebilt. What Fedora said about Lee is true. I had to wait about 6-8 weeks for my 6X fedora. I aske...

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Good one, M.

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The instructions that came with my Akubra Fed said to "give it a good hiding." Having had a hiding or two as a kid, I knew what was meant, so I took my Fed and beat the @#$% out of the sidewalk and driveway. It worked well, but my Keppler looks too nice and cost twice as much, so it will j...

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According to the costume person on the DVD extras, all 10 jackets were brushed with a wire brush for the initial distressed look. I presume additional "distressing" was accumulated as the movie was shot. No mention of using acetone to create a "look" was mentioned.

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Re Indy 4. I hesitate to post this., but I'm giving the production of a 4th Indy film about a 10% probability. The Indy story has been told. A story has a beginning, a middle, and an end, although Lucas doesn't tell one that way. We had ToD, ROTLA, and LC. Indy reconciled with his father. End of sto...

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Are the body pleats false (sewn on)' or true pleats like the ones on the Cabela safari shirt pockets?

Thanks,

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Just what IS the correct color for the shirt? I watched all 3 movies this past weekend and noticed some wide variations, depending on the scene. I know the colorr is goig to vary, depending on how much dirt he's been rolling in, but in Raiders it varied from an off white to color very close to the S...

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I had a friend make me an Indy shirt from the Cabelas safari shirt. She used a new shirt for both the material for the false pleats and the shirt itself. The pleats came out more wrinkled than the rest of the shirt. It's not shrinkage, but part os the sewing process when you sew fabric onto fabric. ...

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Before I knew about WPG, I got in a bidding war on eBay with someone in Georgia for a USED WPG replica MK VII. He won, thankfully, getting it for $51.00 + shipping!

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Off topic, but diamonds are so expensive because DeBeers Consolidated mines controls most of the world's supply. As for NH gear, IMO, will have value if actually used in a movie. Even then, it seems like only well-known items, like Dorothy's ruby slippers, bring the big bucks.

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My MK VII smelled terrible, was badly wrinkled, has sonthing that looks like a boot ptint on it, something that resembles grease spots, and the famous black stipe. The stitching on one of the seams didn't look too good, so I decided against using the washing machine. I scrubbed it with a stiff brush...

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Lars, if you had a WPG bag, you wouldn't have a divider to take out.

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Loked at Peter's pix again. The false pleat stops at the botom of the pocket, and the pocket is functional. Look closely at some of the screen shots and you will see this is not the case for the screen shirts.

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There are seams running down each side because the strips are false pleats, not box pleats like on safari shirt pockets. Strips of material have the edges turned under and then sewn on the body of the shirt. If you look closely, you'll notice the seam continues over the pocket. This might indicate t...

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Shipping to the US is $5.91. A caveat about the bags. This may apply only to mine. The bag is in good shape, fabricwise, except for a very dank smell. There were no rips, tears or holes, and all the stitching is good. There is a black band about 3/8 inch wide drawn around the botom part. I don't thi...

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At the current rate of exchange the shirt is about 75USD. Postage COULD add another $30, but will probably be less.

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I have the Raiders in lambskin, authenic color, all hardware antique brass. I would change two things: have it made an inch longer and have the zipper installed American style 'cause I'm left handed. Living in FL layering is not an issue, BUT there are days that are too cold for the Raiders, I have ...

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As I said, sorry for the rant, and I apologize to anyone I've p. o. You're right about my being new and not knowing the history COW has with Peter. If I'm allowed to stay, I'm sure I'll learn the ropes. We each are satisfied with different things, and I'm one of the "close enough for government...

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Peter's shirts were obviously photographed under flourscent lights, thus the color. IMO a PERMANENT PRESS oxford cloth would probably be a good compromise on fabric weight, the epaulets on Peter's shirt ARE pointed if you look closely, the buttons used on the orignal may no longer be available. Afft...

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The shirt is beautiful. Living in Florida I would prefer a lighter fabric also. In addition, as much as I appreciate Peter's efforts and the quality of his products, I do have to exercise some frugality because we live on a pension. I sincerely hope Peter can get the price around 110 USD including s...

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Sharing requires I send it to an e-mail address.

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Strange. I click on the link in my post and I go there. I do remember seeing something about share with a friend. I'll check it out.

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The Soldier of Fortune bag is $19, but by the time you buy a Keppler strap, the cost is the same. the S of F requires some UNdistressing in terms of the metal componets.

I fingered out how to inser an image. Duh!

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I understand Keppler is the go to man for MK VII bag straps. How does one get in touch with him.

Question: how do you embed images in a post?

Thanks for your help.

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Tampa, FL is not the coolest place in summer and I did not find me Cabela's any hotter than any other shirt. It does have a 35% Dacron content but the shirt IS light. You might consider getting it one size larger than you normally wear. Then again my judgement might be clouded because in Tampa we ai...

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an original bag question. Did you guys that have original bags keep the body cord that's in that little pocket, or toss it. I guess tossing it would sort of like be blasphemy.

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Fisk, right on for the retro look. that wasn't fashion, it was style. When I was in the corporate world, I mostly wore double-breasted suits. I'm seeing more and more fedoras on TV shows, not only on the lead characters but some of the extras as well.

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I just compared the WPG disk to the original. The original disk is slightly larger in diamer and the edge turns up whereas the WPG is flat. The original is too far gone to clean up. Besides, if I was that much of a stickler for 100% accuracy, I never would have cut the original web strap off. :D Swi...

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Check out the buckles at http://www.tandyleather.com/products.as ... genumber=2. The 69 cent buckle looks decent.

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[quote]Dear Mr. Lantrip, Thank you for contacting L.L. Bean again regarding the First Class Twills, TA43885. I am sorry, the Twills have been discontinued and are not longer available in either color. We do not have any current plans to replace the Twills. I am sorry to disappoint you. Please let us...

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Wish you had asked sooner. You could have bought an original from Soldier of Fortune in the UK for half the price of the WPG, and trust me, you don't need to distress it! I did spray mine with Febreze because of the dank smell. All the hardware is corroded, so I'm going to use the metal disc of my W...

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I bought and received a pair of first class twills in taupe from LLB about 3 weeks ago. They were on sale from $75 to $50. They have the button through flaps. In their absence, if you can do without the flaps, the cavalary twills in dark tan are a good choice. The color is actually a little lighter ...

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The Cabela's safari shirt is still the closest I've see, both in color and style. To make it about 95% accurate, all you have to do is find some matching fabric and have a seamtress or tailor sew the false pleats on. I hope Peter is able to keep his replicas at a reasonable price. I'm sure he's outs...

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Shirt doesn't seem correct. Where are the false pleats that run down each side of the front? Is it long sleeved?

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This has probably been gone over at some previous time, but there is little, if any correlation between a color's name and what it looks like. That's why the Pantone Matching System was developed for the print trade. A pantone number represents a certain percentage of cyan, yellow, magenta, and blac...

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The originals are slightly larger than the repto, and is made of heavier fabric, thus holding its shape when you carry stuff in it. I just received a bag from Soldier of Fortune in Wales. It has two brass vents on the bottom, black strip, and small side pocket containg a length of cord. Is this a MK...

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My first jacket

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Comparison of WPG bag color to original MK VII from S of F

Finding Keppler.