My last crusade HH from 08

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:45 pm

This my friends is my LC jacket from summer 08. I decided to give it alittle distress job (sorry Mark) Reason for doing it is because I have another on the way soon and this jacket is HH and would take FOREVR to distress. And especially when it will not recieve much more wear anymore after I get my new upcomming LC. Luckilly NOT one stitch is busted due distressing. not even touched! I was VERY carefull. I might sell it but I have a hard time parting from my jackets... even tho I have many, I'm weird that way...

Here she is in ALMOST her original color.

Joeyeah_right · Post by **Joeyeah_right** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:59 pm

That's a great looking jacket Holt!!

And Horsehide?! Very nice! I didn't realise Wested made any jackets in Horsehide.

Joe

Rick Deckard · Post by **Rick Deckard** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:15 pm

Depending upon your size (of course) I would be very interested in that HH Last Crusade. I love the LC jacket, and a horsehide is right up my alley. If you do decide to sell it, please post measurements with the jacket, esp. chest and shoulders.

Regards,

Rick

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:33 pm

HH Wested's occasionally turn up in the classified too, so keep watching that section on occasion.

Regards! Micahelson

Indiana Dymond · Post by **Indiana Dymond** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:39 pm

Allways wanted to get a wested horse hide.
I've been told that the hide they use is very soft compared to other horse hide,how would you rate it Holt?

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:41 pm

it's very soft and broken in. it's lovely stuff.

Indiana Dymond · Post by **Indiana Dymond** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:46 pm

Think I'm going to have to get one then....but it'll be a Raiders

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:48 pm

well, they have two shades. this one is warm brown. the other one is dark brown.

Indiana Dymond · Post by **Indiana Dymond** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:57 pm

Raiders......going to be a DARK brown one then

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:07 pm

That is a nice jacket, Holty! The yoke looks a wee bit wide, but I like it! I'm prepared to arm wrestle for the rights to it!

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:11 pm

thanks, the yoke is the same width as the nowak CS. it just hangs really low due the hanger.

I might not sell it at all.. but I may...

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:12 pm

...but if you do....

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:27 pm

Nice lookin' jacket Eric.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:58 am

Tundrarider wrote:Eric!!! I'm surprised at you! Showing off one of your favorite jackets on a hanger!!! Shame on you!

C'mon, dude, I've come to expect so much more from you!!!

Michael

Oh yeah; nice jacket.

lol. I'm shy

coronado3 · Post by **coronado3** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:07 am

Since When!

Indiana Holt wrote:
Tundrarider wrote:Eric!!! I'm surprised at you! Showing off one of your favorite jackets on a hanger!!! Shame on you!

C'mon, dude, I've come to expect so much more from you!!!

Michael

Oh yeah; nice jacket.
lol. I'm shy

tekors · Post by **tekors** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:54 am

nice jacket...

Obi wan kenobi · Post by **Obi wan kenobi** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:28 pm

Woah!! Sweet jacket. I'm a huge LC jacket fan. If you ask me? The raiders jacket just seems to be in the way all the time. It does not look all that well on Ford in my opinion. I personally do not get all this fuz about the Raiders jacket. I respect your inerest in it but LC for me.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:32 pm

Thanks Obi!

Raiders tops the LC for me but I am a big LC fan to.

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:35 pm

No offense, Holt, but this could be the best LC jacket I have ever seen:

http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/popup_i ... p?emID=131" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:37 pm

non taken!! why do you think I have his jackets? lol.

Obi wan kenobi · Post by **Obi wan kenobi** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:41 pm

wow. cool jacket that one to!! If I had to pick it would have to be that wested though. There is just somehting about original maker.

Obi wan kenobi · Post by **Obi wan kenobi** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:49 pm

well, the reason for why I like the LC so much is because of that low yolk and those pockets.

The only Raiders jacket I would like is the bantu wind Raiders jacket with the low yolk and the LC'ish pockets.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:55 am

Usually when I sometimes post gear pics (and it happens rarely) it's usually on sundays.. lol..

I was really bored today and thought I could show this one with full gear.

It's not LC gear. it's Raiders, to be honest.. I think the LC jacket looks MUCH better with Raiders gear.

EDIT

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:38 pm

Rarely have I seen you in pictures, Holt!

Is that a Fed by the way?

kwad · Post by **kwad** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:07 pm

Holt,

As USUAL, great looking jacket!
(Jeez, how many jackets do you have? If you get any more, you're gonna need another house just to store them!!

)

CM · Post by CM » Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:41 pm

You see Holt you could wear that gear down the street and look natural. Most of us would look like we were wearing a costume. What a terrific jacket you have there! Proof that Wested can be great.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:03 pm

Tundrarider wrote:Now, THAT"S more like it!!!!

Michael

Lol. I was so sure you came with a comment like this..

Thanks my friend

Texan Scott wrote:Rarely have I seen you in pictures, Holt!

Is that a Fed by the way?

Yeah, I know.. I'm really shy. I hate the camera. lol.

yep, it's one of my Feds.

it's this one..

kwad wrote:Holt,

As USUAL, great looking jacket!
(Jeez, how many jackets do you have? If you get any more, you're gonna need another house just to store them!! )

I have a few. not long ago, I lay them all on my bed.. really, and I kid you not. you could not even see the bed under them. I showed it to my wife and she just walked out..

luckily she is into ''used'' jackets and worn down clothes herself (like beat up torn up tight lady jeans) so she understands my hobby.. the only thing she doesn't understand is that I want so many of the same jacket cuz to her eyes they are ALL the same..

CM wrote:You see Holt you could wear that gear down the street and look natural. Most of us would look like we were wearing a costume. What a terrific jacket you have there! Proof that Wested can be great.

Thanks on both compliments

Post by **Tennessee Smith** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:04 pm

Tundrarider wrote:Now, THAT"S more like it!!!!

Michael

He's an attention ....

lady of the evening....?

world's oldest profession...?

I'll take "Women in beneath red lighting" for a $1,000 Alex?

The jacket looks great Dude!!!

But I have to disagree... Raiders all the way!!!!

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:40 pm

LOL.

I know, me too. Raiders all the way..that's the jacket I love and IS Indy to me. It's just so cool. It's the Fonz jacket to me. LC close in second. I just love everything about the LC jacket too. CS jacket? No. funny, thay are almost the same but not..LC looks lived in and beat up. CS looks like a JCPenney jacket.

Post by **Tennessee Smith** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:43 pm

JC Penny... Oh, snap!!!!

True though... So, true

CM · Post by CM » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:05 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:LOL.

I know, me too. Raiders all the way..that's the jacket I love and IS Indy to me. It's just so cool. It's the Fonz jacket to me. LC close in second. I just love everything about the LC jacket too. CS jacket? No. funny, thay are almost the same but not..LC looks lived in and beat up. CS looks like a JCPenney jacket.

For me the CS jacket has 2 flaws. The pre-destressed leather looks like too much like a generic 1980's brown flight jacket and the pockets are pretty bland. The flap lacks scalloping and is too narrow. But that's just my taste. I'm sure it is really well made.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:10 pm

oh, that I am sure off.

Tony makes amazing work. hardwear garments. Tony just delievered. Bernie IMO should have chosen Lamb. No need for cowhide. It's just a movie afterall. look at the original trilogi. Imagine the CS in alittle darker thicker lambskin, give it a watertreatment and a good distress job by hand. Now there's your CS jacket Bernie.

Post by **Michaelson** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:27 pm

As I recall, though, Bernie's biggest concern was he had to have a leather that could take a LOT of getting soaked. Remember how many times Forded ended up in water? That was the same reason beaver felt was chosen over the rabbit for the fedora. It could take a LOT of water.
Lambskin would have never survived, and the racks of replacement jackets would have FAR exceeded what Tony delivered in cowhide.

Regards! Michaelson

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:30 pm

true that, true that

I guess I just haven fallen in love with the look of the lamb jackets we see in the first movies..

Post by **Tennessee Smith** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:39 pm

You're not the only one

Obi wan kenobi · Post by **Obi wan kenobi** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:55 pm

That's it! I am ordering a new Last crusade wested. I'm so jealous! I only have this old Last crusade wested from way back in the day with the wrong collarstand configuration.

coronado3 · Post by **coronado3** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:56 am

Holt
Is this the new wested collar config. (pointy) or the old one (floppy) ? WHichever one it is, it really looks "correct"

Also is the fed a III or a IV?

C3

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:00 am

The wested is correct in all features. it's from 08 so it's new. I think they started this pattern in 06 and definitely by 07 due the production of CS.

hat is fed4.

coronado3 · Post by **coronado3** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:02 am

If I buy a fed 4 and send it to you, would you shape it like yours!!!

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:05 am

lol. I dont know how many of those request I have gotten over the years..

but since this is a jacket thread we need to keep it there...

I'll make a new thread in the hat section soon again as soon as I have sewn on the ribon again. I took it of for a retouch.

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:46 pm

Indiana Holt wrote:This my friends is my LC jacket from summer 08. I decided to give it alittle distress job (sorry Mark) Reason for doing it is because I have another on the way soon and this jacket is HH and would take FOREVR to distress. And especially when it will not recieve much more wear anymore after I get my new upcomming LC. Luckilly NOT one stitch is busted due distressing. not even touched! I was VERY carefull. I might sell it but I have a hard time parting from my jackets... even tho I have many, I'm weird that way...

Here she is in ALMOST her original color.

I sure like this jacket, Holty! Pockets, storm flap, collar, its all there in a few strips of leather sewn together. Now, I need for you to box it up and send it out here, pronto!

Dunross76 · Post by **Dunross76** » Mon May 02, 2011 6:56 pm

This is one of the best LC jackets I've ever seen. I love my CS Nowak, but I agree with Holt that there's no need for cowhide for the appearance reasons. At the same time, I know since my CS is made of cowhide, it will last forever. It can take the kind of abuse no other jacket can take.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Fri May 20, 2011 4:00 pm

I finally got some pictures taken today of me wearing the thing. here she is in her most true color.
I love this jacket even tho it is alittle to small for me here and there.

EDIT

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Fri May 20, 2011 4:36 pm

Indy didn't wear a frizzed up doo, with sunglasses, Holty! You tryin' ta be a rock star?

...I still like it, though.

It looks alot like the one I just received. I went shorter, as well, 26" back length.

I think that naked leather is the way to go on the LC jacket, more of a warm brown color.

How heavy is yours by the way?

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Fri May 20, 2011 4:48 pm

thanks. it's not heavy at all. it's alittle lighter then my antique cowhide from USW but just a bit stiffer.

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Fri May 20, 2011 5:00 pm

Looks like you nailed the pocket specs.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Fri May 20, 2011 5:10 pm

thanks, I tried. same with the collar, sleeves and backpanel. I think they did a great job with it. the jacket could be better in details but I still love it. jacket details aren't THAT important to me anymore.

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Fri May 20, 2011 5:54 pm

Yes you do!

Actually, it is the minor details, those little eccentricities, that set the LC jacket apart from Raiders, no? But on further examination, you realize that the LC jacket and the Raiders jackets are two different animals, because they are constructed differently.

Holt · Post by **Holt** » Fri May 20, 2011 6:09 pm

yeah, I know.. but over the years of jacket collecting and spec making I have come to te point where I do not care so much about it being super accurate to any of the hero jackets anymore..

I will never get the Raiders hero or the LC hero jacket. I have realized that now. it's a ghost I will never capture unless I'm Peter venkman or something.

it's just where I stand now.

fateoftheduck · Post by **fateoftheduck** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:58 pm

Sorry for coming late to this thread, but Holt I see that you got your jacket with what looks to be about the same body-length to sleeve-length ratio as my own. I've been a little worried about that choice so I'm glad to see I'm not alone.

I love my Wested HH LC/CS jacket for what it is - a great quality short jacket that I think suits my style. But after I got it, I looked again at the movie version (I hadn't watched the movie in years), and it seems to me that, in SA terms, my choice of back length was 'too short' for this jacket. What is your take on this, and did you purposely order the shorter back length?