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Thanks - yes, that helps. Good to see different color combos with the dark seal, that's a cool choice. I'm pretty intrigued to see what a new jacket is like. The original hh A-2 that I have is not super stiff but its also not very supple either, certainly looks nothing like those pics of...

Does anyone have a seal brown 5-Star with Olive knits? That's the combo I'm thinking of for an A-1 but its hard to decide. My samples are pretty small and the seal brown goes well with all the brown knits. In the pic below the olive blend is on the left, russet wool on the right, seal wool on...

Just catching up on this thread, and can add that the hides on my Bronco measure .8 to .9 mm with a digital caliper. Re shrinkage, I would guess yes - its a 42 but its 18" across the top of the shoulder seam. Basically it fits me really well and it shouldn't, I'm typically a 40. I also have...

Hi everyone – wanted to provide a quick update. After a lot of research the patient went into surgery about a week ago. I repaired the shoulder tear and reinforced areas of the upper left chest and sleeve that were showing signs of cracking, then moisturized it. The repair/reinforcement method I...

Hi - nothing yet, still doing some research but will report back when there is some progress, thanks for asking!

I have a soft spot (in the head) for stuff that’s old and crunchy with history and style, so for me this is an amazing find. It may fall apart like a cartoon car tomorrow but when I bought it (nervously, from pics) I wasn’t sure if it was original or if it would fit me, so just the excitement of...

Thanks everyone! Was out on the ledge when I got a really nice email reply from Ken at Aero Leather re the jacket, he's got some ideas. Pretty cool, we'll see where this goes!

Pretty sure my next one will be an A-1, and Shawn is definitely in the running on that one. Have been impressed with what I've seen from 5-Star so far

Haha, that's fascinating, thanks for that info. And yes, one of the big questions I've always had with these is sizing so it definitely helps in that regard.

Sorry – didn’t see anything about posting an intro! I grew up in Philadelphia, so if you’re from Boston or Dallas we have issues… now I live outside of Indianapolis. The best Philly cheesesteak 40 years ago was Pats, the best play in the history of the Super Bowl was The Philly Special; became...

The lining and cuffs have def been replaced. The zipper is a ykk Crown with the spring:

Hi - new member here, just acquired an original Bronco A-2 and wanted some advice on how to care for and preserve it - I'm in love, so go easy on me!! I absolutely love the look of this jacket but as you can see it is worn and has a few issues. I'd like to be able to wear it without increasing...