GW RW 18091 and some new photos-6th June

[Roughwear]

John had this jacket on Ebay earlier in the week. It is new, but the lining had pulled slightly at the neck and cost significantly less than the new selling price. It's a generous size 42. The zipper is a NOS Talon. I have been on the look out for this contract for some time so when this one appeared I hit the button! Here are some pics and I'll post more when it arrives later in the week.

The picture below shows the slight pulling to the lining at the neck which John has repaired.

 

[dujardin]

Re: GW RW 18091

wowwwwww congrats Andrew, nice one

the grain is terrific.

 

[helodrvr]

Re: GW RW 18091

Andrew,
That is a beautiful jacket! Is that the russet goatskin?

Mel

 

[nogbat]

Re: GW RW 18091

thats a nice looking jacket roughwear... :mrgreen:

 

[watchmanjimg]

Re: GW RW 18091

I've personally inspected this jacket and I think you did well. The lining issue is trivial in my opinion. It was a little snug on me and I simply prefer horse A-2s over goat, otherwise I would probably have kept it. Enjoy!

 

[Roughwear]

Re: GW RW 18091

John's goatskin is outstanding, with considerable character. The defect on the collar certainly looks very minor.

 

[Silver Dollar]

Re: GW RW 18091

Now that's what I call a nice jacket. I'm not that fond of goatskin but that one is a beauty. I wouldn't mind owning one like that.

 

[Anonymous]

Re: GW RW 18091

Looks very nice Andrew. I had a strong hankering for one of those GW goats until I got my ELC Cable goat anyways.

To my relatively uneducated eye they look identical, certainly the hides do. Having seen both and having a keener eye than I do, could you give a bit of a comparison please ?

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Silver Surfer]

Re: GW RW 18091

both grant and i have this gw contract, and both of us are extremely happy with ours. i am sure that you will be as well, andrew. it breaks in beautifully, and in no time, it will look like the real deal. john nails it on this one. if you are lucky, you have the later knits, as the the earlier knits that he used are ng. wrong weight, wrong color, and no elasticity. the newer knits [from over seas] are aok.

 

[bristolherc]

Re: GW RW 18091

the newer knits [from over seas] are aok.

Where from?

Bevan

 

[John Lever]

Re: GW RW 18091

the newer knits [from over seas] are aok.

Where from?

Bevan

Baaaaaa!!

 

[Silver Surfer]

Re: GW RW 18091

as i understand it, rmnz

 

[Roughwear]

Re: GW RW 18091

as i understand it, rmnz

True. The jacket arrived two days ago and is a great fit. I'm delighted with it. The goatskin is as close as you will get today to original A2s from this contract.

 

[bristolherc]

Re: GW RW 18091

as i understand it, rmnz

True, knits that is......

Bevan.

 

[Roughwear]

I have had the jacket for over a week now and it is getting quite a bit of wear. Here are some photos to give you an idea of the fit of this RW contract.

 

[dujardin]

look greattttttttttt on you Andrew

my daughter say thanks for the large smile

byeeeeee marcel

 

[Silver Dollar]

I knew I would see this jacket over here too. I'm also still drooling.

 

[wheat1479]

I get the feeling when you were born,you wore a-2 jackets instead of baby clothes.Looks great !!

 

[shiloh]

I have had the jacket for over a week now and it is getting quite a bit of wear. Here are some photos to give you an idea of the fit of this RW contract.

Great jacket Andrew. Wonderful hide and great fit. Is there a lot of difference between this type of goatskin or the later version goatskin ELC used on their Cable Raincoat. Can you tell me the differences between the both of them. JC an ELC. Thickness, grain etc. I must say, it looks a bit like the ELC able Raincoat you sold.

Thanks,

Shiloh

 

[Roughwear]

It is a very comfortable jacket. I find the fit better than the ELC goatskin Cable. The goatskin is similar to leather used by ELC, but it is more supple and the correct colour for the RW contract. All the details are correct on the RW whilst the ELC Cable is a fine jacket, but the collar is too small and the use of glue to stick down the excess leather for the under arm seams is not correct IMO. You don't find this technique used on originals or on GWs. The correct spec label is used by JC whilst ELC use the hh label for the goatskin jacket.