What is the toughest leather that US Wings offers?

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What is the toughest leather that US Wings offers?

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Sgt. can obviously chime in, but what do you all think is the toughest leather that US Wings offers and why? Because the thickness, weight, how it wears, etc? I bought a US Made Antique Cowhide Legend that I haven't received yet, and I'm just wondering where it stacks up against other leathers.
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Cowhide is a perfect middle of the road leather.

In terms of strength, the stongest is bison, horsehide and goatskin.

Cowhide falls just below these 3.

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Yeah, goat is probably the toughest that still drapes like lamb, but the legend is not going to be made in goat :cry:
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True, but cowhide is tough as nails too, so it's a good choice for strength.

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I believe they are still going to do a Legend in Horse that should be tough as nails. The drape will depend on the thickness of the hide.
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You know, Wings and Schott have been around for a long time, and I've never seen a worn out jacket in any hide. If anyone goes through enough in life to beat one to death, I'd hate to what the wearer looks like!

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coronado3 wrote:I believe they are still going to do a Legend in Horse that should be tough as nails. The drape will depend on the thickness of the hide.
Now that, I would like to see...
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Weston wrote:You know, Wings and Schott have been around for a long time, and I've never seen a worn out jacket in any hide. If anyone goes through enough in life to beat one to death, I'd hate to what the wearer looks like!

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:lol: yes...especially since I think many of us have more than one leather jacket and so don't wear the same one everyday. It would take forever to wear them out. I could see wearing out the liner or the zipper though with regular use.
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I would think it would be their goatskin. The antique cowhide is a great leather, but it is soft and luxurious (in my opinion). It is almost as light as my Wested lambskin. I wouldn't describe it as tough when compared to goatskin.
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