NEW J-21 Pattern complete, First Customer Jacket

[DiamondDave]

Gents,

Just finished re-drafting my patterns for the J-21 to 24 type jackets by Buco, and here is the first exemplar....

This is a customer jacket, and as such is NOT for sale.

This is a 3 oz (1 to 1.1mm) Chrome tanned hide with veg retan. In basic black of course. All zippers are period
originals from both Prentice and Talon. (Yes Prentice were indeed used on the early post war jackets by this maker.)
These zip types can be seen mixed with some Conmar zippers as well on originals. Buco seems to have pretty well
gone with the Talons around 1950 or so.


Details include a custom made veg tanned belt with proper Buco marking to the back. Solid Brass nickel plated center bar buckle completes it.

 

[sealbeachbum]

Wow! That is beautiful!

 

[chamboid]

Fantastic looking jacket, it's not its way to the UK s it?

 

[DiamondDave]

Fantastic looking jacket, it's not its way to the UK s it?

It is indeed, as soon as I hear from him and get an address!

DD

 

[dmar836]

Very nice. How will we tell this from an original?
Dave

 

[CBI]

exceptionally well-done!!!!!!!

 

[DiamondDave]

Very nice. How will we tell this from an original?
Dave

With my very own Union Labels in one of the pockets!

 

[bretron]

Oh my lord this is incredible. Well done indeed, Dave!!

Do you have the earlier cursive "Buco Product" label for your J21 and 22?

 

[DiamondDave]

Oh my lord this is incredible. Well done indeed, Dave!!

Do you have the earlier cursive "Buco Product" label for your J21 and 22?

Ack! I wish, those proper satin labels are hella expensive! Probably will go for them soon though!

 

[bretron]

With or without it, that jacket is stinkin incredible. Total work of art.

One of these days man, one of these days!

 

[dujardin]

not my style

but really great job
splendid work

 

[bseal]

Beyond spectacular. :!:


Bill Kelso, if you are watching, this is what your customers want. Can you imagine this in your Victory Hide on a model next to the ancient ruins? Oh yeah!

 

[Anonymous]

First I must congratulate Dave. Amazing jacket. Who is the lucky owner?
(Also Dave, you made me curious to see your union label).

Bill Kelso will not be making any Buco jackets for the foreseeable future. But since I am BK's new styles developer, if you have any special requests, shoot.

 

[DiamondDave]

First I must congratulate Dave. Amazing jacket. Who is the lucky owner?

Thank you I guess, but why on God's Green earth would it matter to you who the customer was? And why would I tell you?

DD

 

[Anonymous]

just asking to see if it's one of us here so to congratulate him

 

[jack aranda]

Beautiful work, Dave. That is a piece of art, a sculpture in black leather. I certainly hope the owner lets us see some pics with with him in it.

 

[Nickb123]

Top top top top notch.

 

[bretron]

Do it, Nick, do it

 

[Nickb123]

Do it, Nick, do it

Can't get THAT one. But a DD is on the list of future buys.

 

[Ian C]

Just stunning Dave.