Who has the oldest Wested? I just got a 19 year old Raiders

[Kokopelli]

I picked this up from eBay- a "Wested Raiders bought 19 years ago" was all that was in the description. The pictures in the listing were pretty dark, so I asked for a couple pictures outside, and the seller sent a few- I could see that the leather still had that 'sheen' on it and was a good color. He said it was a custom order, as he had a couple options when he ordered it.

It has all nickel hardware- zipper, the Fiocchi pocket snaps, and the strap D-rings, and it has X-box stitching on the straps.
It has some honest distressing only on the end of the sleeves and the wind flap edge.

USPS held it hostage for 3 weeks, so that's where the wrinkles on the pleats came from.

[Kokopelli]

A few more pics. (not sure why they're huge!)

[temple_runner]

It's certainly a nice looking jacket.

If it is 19 years old, I'd be surprised, based only off the fact that it looks in way better condition than my three-year-old jacket. Maybe they never wore it?

[Canyon]

Gorgeous jacket!

My Raiders Wested will be 18 years old this year.

[Michaelson]

My daughter has one I gave her from 1997 she still wears and still going strong.

Close to a quarter of a century old!

Regards! Michaelson

[AttyOzzy]

I may have missed it, but what kind of leather is this? Looks fantastic!

[Indiana Jeff]

My Wested is from 2000. Still wear it regularly. Not a stitch popped and the lining (all cotton) is still fully intact.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

[Kokopelli]

I may have missed it, but what kind of leather is this? Looks fantastic!

It's lambskin; it's a very lightweight jacket.

[Kt Templar]

Older jackets seem to have a cloth inner collar stand. This is the nice dark drown they used pre 2003 ish I believe.

Nice score.

[CM]

Yep, it's an older one, you can see that from the pockets and the flap design. Not accurate but... characterful. Mine from 2002 looked like this. Long sold. Nice condition. Like a lot of leather jackets it has hardly been worn and stored carefully. I like these a lot more now the years have gone on. Nice looking hide.

[Kokopelli]

Thanks, all, it’s an awesome color and feels like silk. It fits perfect everywhere but the sleeve length. My darn my Siamang Ape-like arms strike again!
I need another inch out of the sleeves...I’m not sure if I want to try the wet- stretch on this jacket or not.
My initial plan was to darken the D-rings and add wind flap snaps for an LC jacket, and distress it.

(It’s funny to think back- during this time ~2000-2001, people were putting D rings on these for an authentic Raiders jacket!)

[Sakis]

I have a Crusade lambskin from 1999, it has almost the same weathering if not more and it's lining has been changed twice. I wear it on a daily basis. Excellent piece.

[Kokopelli]

I have a Crusade lambskin from 1999, it has almost the same weathering if not more and it's lining has been changed twice. I wear it on a daily basis. Excellent piece.

Wow! This guy must have been easy on this thing. The lining is pristine. There’s a 1” cut in the leather, under the right strap that has been repaired- I would have never known it if he hadn’t told me about it.

[CM]

My Wested just like this was called a Last Crusade. These were the days when Wested told us that the only difference between a Raiders and an LC was an additional inch in length and a snaps. We forget that Wested took years to recover screen accurate details.

[indy1936]

I have my Wested Raiders from 1998.

[Kokopelli]

My Wested just like this was called a Last Crusade. These were the days when Wested told us that the only difference between a Raiders and an LC was an additional inch in length and a snaps. We forget that Wested took years to recover screen accurate details.

...so it won't be sacrilege if I add snaps to this?

[Tibor]

Sneak in hidden snaps between the two layers of leather of the wind flap...you’ll thereby be forgiven.

[Smithy]

Looks terrific and lots of life left in the old girl, enjoy!

[Kokopelli]

Ok, I just can't do it! This thing survived two decades as the Raiders jacket it was born as.
I do, however, need to replace the D-rings with some proper buckle/sliders. Who has a source for those?

[indy89]

Ok, I just can't do it! This thing survived two decades as the Raiders jacket it was born as.
I do, however, need to replace the D-rings with some proper buckle/sliders. Who has a source for those?

http://www.makeitjones.co.uk/indiana-jones-gear/buckles

Scroll to the bottom.

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[antiquity collector]

I still have mine from '96 and it's currently in the rotation.