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I just purchased a Weated, Dark Brown Lambskin Tomb Jacket on th 25th of February 2005. I want to know if there is a difference in the Authenic Lambskin and the Dark Brown Lambskin? :
Your posts will be greatly appreciated!

IndianaWill in Indiana, USA

Hello welcome onboard

The only difference is the colour - the Authentic lambskin is, as the name suggests, more accurate to the colour of the jacket in the film - the difference is a very slight one though only noticable after repeated watching of the film and comparisons between jackets.

All the best

Ken

Welcome to the COW! (Jump in, the milk is fine!)

As I understand it, the Dark Brown was the classic color they were offering first (of the two).

Then Wested pulled out a partially completed jacket from storage that wasn't finished in time for the films. The Authentic Brown they offer now is an attempt to get close to that color.

Lifers, please correct that story if I bungled it.

J

That's right, Jerry.

I was thinking that the dark brown was actually English lambskin, and the Authentic lambskin Italian. Are both now sourced from Italy? I have detected a bit of a difference between the two, like the vast difference I've got between my FS goatskin and my Wested goatskin....different pebbling and tanning process, as the FS leather is from New Zealand, and the Wested is either English or Italian.

Regards. Michaelson

vast difference I've got between my FS goatskin and my Wested goatskin...

I was just curious about other differences. Are they equally tough, thick, stiff, soft? Do they drape differently? Anything else?
After a bit of distressing on selected areas of my Wested goatskin I've realised that the hide seem to be constructed almost like fish scales. It gets darker if you rub it one way and lighter the other way, sort of like corduroy pants or a rug.
Something that adds to natural water repellency perhaps?

Regards,
Swindiana

Well, these are only MY experiences, so take them for what they're worth, but the FS has always been stiffer, and slower in the break in, but then mine is chrome tanned....so that probably makes it stiffer from the get-go. The Wested, on the other hand is, I believe, vegetable tanned, and IMMEDIATELY softened up, and even to this day, the FS has a more body in terms of stiffiness than the Wested. They're both about the same weight, but I swear the FS is a bit lighter physically. The grain is much tighter on my FS. I have seen no color change at all, and there has been no particular wear I've noticed, with the exception of the Wested, which is showing natural distressing on the edges and around the snaps (I have a LC version). There is nothing showing at all on the FS in wear. Because of the slight stiffness, the Wested drapes a bit better, but the FS is a very close second as it's softening up with use. Bear in mind, MY FS is one of the first that came off the production line many years ago, and it's STILL softening up!

Does that help any?

Regards. Michaelson

It does. Thank you.
One has to imagine when you haven't seen one in person.
Also, I'm a sucker for 'comparisons' of things alike, as you might know.

Thanks.

Regards,
Swindiana

You may want to come back in a bit and reread my post above. I keep thinking of things to tell you, and have already edited my post twice. Regards. Michaelson

Thanks. I'll keep checking it for another week or so then.

My goat is very soft now after some use, except for the outer parts of both sleeves that are really stiff and almost feel "dry" though treated with conditioner. Probably from a different part of the goat I think, and tough as nails. I don't really mind it though since I think it keeps the sleeves at a constant length with some nice wrinkles going on in there.

Regards,
Swindiana

Sounds like they need a good dose of Pecards jell (not the standard dressing, but the so called 'creme') to soak deep into the hide. That will soften them up nicely. Regards. Michaelson