I am very pleased with my purchase of a BK AERO 18775 in Russet Antique finished Horsehide with Red knits. Platon on the forum and Andy at BK were easy to work with and answered emails in a timely manner (and I had a lot of them). The jacket fit is exactly what I wanted; Andy worked with me in getting it just right. The leather is soft right out of the box the finish does stain easily (body oil on the collar already) I have no problem with this as I like the aged look much better than the fresh off the rack look. The leather is lighter in weight then my Good Wear but heaver then my Eastman. As originals varies a lot in weight I find this to be A Okay in my book. The knits are of the same quality of Good Wear as a matter of fact I’m told that BK and GW use the same supplier for those knits. I feel they are a little tight but will stretch out but they still are not a perfect match for the WWll knits but are some of the best going currently. I feel Eastman’s knits are a bit closer to the WWll knits. The cotton lining is of the right color but as with most of the repo makers, not as tightly woven as the originals as the originals are to some extent water repellent. The look of this A-2 closely matches a Buzz Rickson AERO limited edition A-2 with the “Rub Off” finish I owned, the difference is this leather is softer and like I stated does stain unlike the Buzz. Time frame was good with an order placed to time received close to 5 weeks. If I can ever figure out how to post pictures here I’ll do it. I don't understand why it is so hard to post a picture on the forum as I'm on a number of others and it's a simple process to post a picture on it.
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BK Aero 18775
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Anonymous
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Hi Robin,
pity that you didn't mention about the lining weaving any earlier.
BK has 6 different colors for A-2 lining, out of which the two are a tight weaving.
pity that you didn't mention about the lining weaving any earlier.
BK has 6 different colors for A-2 lining, out of which the two are a tight weaving.
stevetfire
Member
Cheers for posting, sounds great , yea be nice to see some pics too if poss, send some to Andrew ,and for those of you that don't know BK have a Facebook page as well with lots of recent jacket pics on too .....very nice I have too say 
stevetfire
Member
Nice one Robin ..looks fantastic
Skip
Well-Known Member
Yes, looks the bees knees. Had my Werber 2 weeks now and the knits are beginning to loosen so it shouldn't take long.
cmk-2 did your Arco have a rather strong aroma? I forgot to mention this in my review, it wears off over time thankfully otherwise its rather eye watering when you put it on for the first time. I know its HH but it seems to smell like a horse straight from the paddock like, yours the same?
cmk-2 did your Arco have a rather strong aroma? I forgot to mention this in my review, it wears off over time thankfully otherwise its rather eye watering when you put it on for the first time. I know its HH but it seems to smell like a horse straight from the paddock like, yours the same?
ausreenactor
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Awesome mate! More pics in time would be great! Enjoy it..
Couchy
Couchy
It does have that great leather smell. Mine is not eye watering thank goodness. Back in 1990 I bought a brand new Eastman RW and that made my eyes water. This I hope does not go away fast I love walking by it in the living room and catching the scent. If you have seen the pictures of my Good Wear RW "Great Escape" that John posted on his website under aged jackets, this one is going to get the same treatment on the dash of my car here in Fl. My car now has a nice new leather smell to it
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Anonymous
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The smell is really nice. The first batch of leathers had a very strong smell but the current, not so much.
If one is lucky enough to order when the batch has just arrived he get lots of smell.
In fact I am thinking to ask the tannery to make the smell last longer, if you guys agree.
If one is lucky enough to order when the batch has just arrived he get lots of smell.
In fact I am thinking to ask the tannery to make the smell last longer, if you guys agree.
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Anonymous
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good question
it's the russet, but the photos are too dark, can't see anything. We're waiting for more photos.
it's the russet, but the photos are too dark, can't see anything. We're waiting for more photos.
It's for sale now here is the measurement's. Jacket is laying down and zipped when measurements were taken.
Pit to Pit 23 inches
Front length 21 1/2 inches
Sleeve 25 inches
Back 22 1/2 inches
Shoulder 18 inches
Price $500.00 plus shipping
email is [email protected] for current pictures
Pit to Pit 23 inches
Front length 21 1/2 inches
Sleeve 25 inches
Back 22 1/2 inches
Shoulder 18 inches
Price $500.00 plus shipping
email is [email protected] for current pictures
Peter Graham
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Must have been a great jacket for sure.cmk-2 said:
ausreenactor
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Peter Graham said:
Eighteen months down the track it could be too small or too big? Or time to pounce on a $750 Liberty hide?
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