Overdue Horsehide

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:48 pm

Well, I know I am overdue in posting a pic of my LC horsehide, but here it is , thanks to Rob Irwin, from down under, for assisting me with this. I can't express in words how much I enjoy this Wested! As I mentioned in a post before, it has allready become a 'comfortable old friend'-type of jacket from word go! I have only applied one coat of Pecards, to date and it is breaking in great! It is even showing some small signs of distressing on the edges of the collar, the side straps and a bit on the pocket seams. This is my first Wested with underarm gussets and I would highly recommend, as they allow for more freedom of movement -- just that extra edge of room for a better hang on the jacket and ease of wear. This, to me, is truly The Adventurer's Jacket! W>

http://www.robirwin.com/indiana/images/wconlyhhlc.jpg

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:52 pm

Good on you!
Nice drape, great cut, well done. I would like to see the red highlights. Your photo makes it look very dark, or is it?
It's beautiful. Enjoy it!

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 5:55 pm

yeah..not the best photo...shot in a hurry with one of our camera phones with general lighting....it does have a wonderfull, rich, redish brown cast to it...Rob's posts show this with his outdoor shots of his jacket. When you put this up against my Dark Brown Wested Lamb you can really see the difference. W>

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:12 pm

Good show!

Did you get the 2-piece gussets?

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 6:18 pm

No...standard, one piece. I didn't really clarify this with Peter/Gerry until the jacket was well into final stages of construction. I have a Lost World's 'Raider GS' jacket that has the double gussets, but with the Wested it feels about the same -- probably because of the bi-swing back allowing for the extra freedom of movement. W>

http://lostworldsinc.com/Raider-Leather ... Jacket.htm

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:30 pm

I've said it elsewhere, but I strongly recommend the horsehide for people, especially those who might have already bought, say authentic colour lambskin. Why? Because it's toughness is completely different, and the colour is REALLY interesting and different. Rather than have a clone of your existing jacket, just in a different leather, the horsehide delivers a completely new proposition. And, of course, people know where I stand re: what leather Indy's jacket would have been "in reality"

Indiana Joe · Post by **Indiana Joe** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:13 am

Rob wrote:........And, of course, people know where I stand re: what leather Indy's jacket would have been "in reality"

Does that mean you're going to order a cowhide?