Can someone tell me what kind of leather my jacket is?

Marcus Petrius · Post by **Marcus Petrius** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 4:14 pm

In 2000 my parents bought me a leather jacket while we were on vacation. I, uneducated as I was at the time, thought it looked a lot like the Indy jacket. Fortunately I know better now. I'll wear this jacket untill it falls apart and then I'll get myself a Wested. I've had this jacket for about three and a half years now, but never knew what kind of leather it is. I don't even know what brand it is, the only clue I've got is the made in Pakistan label inside (That might explain why it can handle anything I put it through). I assume it's cowhide, but I'd like anyone who thinks otherwise to say so.
This is my jacket:
http://public.fotki.com/99803/album/jas1.html
http://public.fotki.com/99803/album/jas2.html
http://public.fotki.com/99803/album/jas3.html
And a little detail:
http://public.fotki.com/99803/album/jasdetail1.html

Mike

rick5150 · Post by **rick5150** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:45 pm

It is difficult to tell. How stiff is it? It may be horsehide, looking at the cuffs, but it looks too soft and flexible. I am not sure about making cowhide jackets in Pakistan though...

Marcus Petrius · Post by **Marcus Petrius** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:51 pm

It's pretty soft now, but it was rather stiff when I got it.
My dad has the same jacket, but he only wears it in the weekends, his is still stiff.

And the cuffs are folded inward by me because the sleeves were too long.
Thanks anyway

Mike

Torpedo Jones · Post by **Torpedo Jones** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:25 pm

It is not possible to observe with certany that class of leather is.
I would say that it can be Horsehide or Steerhide.
Probably more towards Steerhide. Initially it's usual for this type of leather
to be very stiff.

Saludos

Flash Gordon · Post by **Flash Gordon** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:33 pm

Goatskin?

THAT's something they'd have in Pakistan.

IndianaJames · Post by **IndianaJames** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:50 am

The leather looks really pliable, you can tell at the seams where the leather is wrinkled or "scalloped". My guess is lamb, is the jacket light or heavy?

I J

Marcus Petrius · Post by **Marcus Petrius** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:34 pm

I really don't know if it's heavy or light

. I don't have any jackets to compare it to. It's the only jacket I wear, so I'm totally used to it, another jacket just doesn't feel right.

So the opinions here are...
Cow,
Steer,
Horse,
Goat, and
Lamb.

That's about everything except kangaroo, isn't it?

Just shows how a good three years of distressing (all natural of course) can hide even what kind of leather it. At least in pictures, I'm confident most of you (being more educated about leather jackets than me) would be able to tell just what it is in a moment if you would see it in reality.

Mike