I’ve just recently taken delivery of my latest raiders jacket from Bill Kelso. I have an older horsehide Wested that never really seems to fit well and a legacy Raiders Wested in lamb which is a great jacket but not super great for “real world” adventures.
The new beast is BK’s Relic Hunter in Dark Seal Liberty horsehide and I’m so impressed i felt the need to share some pics and intial thoughts.
I took delivery of it on Wednesday so it’s had 4 days wear in all conditions including some fairly heavy rain and on a motorbike. The break-in has been fantastic already and the fit is spot on. As you would expect the construction is second to none and feels like it will last a lifetime.
I appreciate that the “legit” material for the raiders jacket is the striated lamb skin which does look amazing but for real world adventures and the potential truck-drag moment this horsehide is a great compromise between ruggedness and screen accuracy.
The first pic is as I received the jacket and the rest are after 4 days break-in. As you can see, the grain and texture is really coming through and the drape is still there even for such a tough leather.
For those into the sizing this is a 42” jacket with pit to pit 23.5” shoulders 20.75” back 23.5” and sleeves 25.75”
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i rationalise pieces like as investments... It will only get better with age.