Good Wear Leather Coat Company
Good Wear Leather Coat Company
Good Wear Leather Coat Company
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Good Wear Modoc 1940s Half-Belt Jacket
Price: $775.00 (used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: this pattern is very comfortable in the correct size
Leather: dark seal cowhide, heavy-weight aniline finish
Lining: strong plaid cotton
Sleeve lining: heavy rayon acetate
Thread: mid-brown cotton
Buttons: dark brown fish-eye
Chest zipper: vintage Talon dimaond pull
Main zipper: vintage M-45 brass Talon zipper
Size: 44

This jacket was made to test the integrity of our Reece 104 button hole sewing machine, back in July of last year. We chose a heavier cowhide to see if the machine would sew well enough. It did great, and this jacket gave us confidence that other heavier hides would be OK, too.

Though the button holer worked great, since making this jacket, we've had to do many, many adjustments on the Reece 104 to get it working as it should, and have found that there are about 30 parts to the machine which can be adjusted. Even the cutting blade can be moved in every possible direction.

The pattern is taken directly from an original Californian jacket in size 44. This exact pattern is what Bruce Willis wears in the movie Surrogates. His jacket is an original (though some think it's a modern reproduction...it is definitely an original). We have several Californian jackets of differing designs, but some features remained the same.

We usually use a Californian label on these jackets, but for this one, we used one of a thousand vintage labels we now own. We've bought a production sample book from the late 1940s, and it's full of amazing labels, with this being one of the more subdued ones. But we like it.

The leather is grainy, heavy, but extremely comfortable. It looks great, and will only look better as the jacket is used. The fit is very comfortable.

The jacket would ideally fit someone in the range of 5'10" to 6'1" with a chest of 43-45", and a weight of about 185-205 pounds.

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Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Good Wear Modoc Half-Belt 1940s Jacket

Sizing Chart


Jacket dimensions:

 Front along zipper 22.25"
 Front chest under arms 24.75"
 Back width under arms 25"
 Back height 25"
 Shoulder width 19.75"
 Sleeves, from shoulder to end of cuff 25"

Good Wear Modoc 1940s Half-Belt Jacket
Price: $775.00 (used condition) — note shipping costs below
Fit: this pattern is very comfortable in the correct size
Leather: dark seal cowhide, heavy-weight aniline finish
Lining: strong plaid cotton
Sleeve lining: heavy rayon acetate
Thread: mid-brown cotton
Buttons: dark brown fish-eye
Chest zipper: vintage Talon dimaond pull
Main zipper: vintage M-45 brass Talon zipper
Size: 44

Payment

Payment can be made either by credit card, check, or using PayPal.com, with our moniker of info@goodwearleather.com. For credit cards, please email your intent to purchase the jacket, and we will email a SecureNet form to fill out with your credit card information. Shipping costs in addition are $50.00 for customers within the U.S.A, and $80.00 for customers outside of the U.S.A., using USPS EMS trackable shipping. 		« Return