I sent my 40R back to Orchard for a swap to a 44R and the 44R fits fine (I'm 5'11 175 lbs).
Like the previous poster, my jacket was shoehorned into a small box so you will want to ask for a flat box.
The leather is very soft and smells great, like a new pair of boots, has a couple of minor flaws (not counting the creases from the box) but I looked at another jacket I bought new from another company a few years ago and that one had shipping creases too that I never noticed before. I will impose my own flaws via motorcycle anyway.
My jacket has the plain collar, which I think is just a G-1 collar with a second layer of goat added on top instead of the mouton, and it is stiched up. The back and throat latch are classic G-1.
Also I noticed my pockets were not buttoned and when I tried to button them I noticed the slits had not been cut (they were stiched however). They were pencil marked for cutting, but not finished. Evidentally the 5:00 pm whistle blew while my pocket cutter lady was about to make the cut and she went home. It was easy enough to cut the slits myself.
A nice touch is that the gun pocket has a snap embossed with the Branded logo of a raging bull.
So if you order one of these, ask them, if it's not too much trouble, to finish fabrication before shipping and then ship in a flat box.
Conclusion: still at great deal at $110.
Regards
Tom
Like the previous poster, my jacket was shoehorned into a small box so you will want to ask for a flat box.
The leather is very soft and smells great, like a new pair of boots, has a couple of minor flaws (not counting the creases from the box) but I looked at another jacket I bought new from another company a few years ago and that one had shipping creases too that I never noticed before. I will impose my own flaws via motorcycle anyway.
My jacket has the plain collar, which I think is just a G-1 collar with a second layer of goat added on top instead of the mouton, and it is stiched up. The back and throat latch are classic G-1.
Also I noticed my pockets were not buttoned and when I tried to button them I noticed the slits had not been cut (they were stiched however). They were pencil marked for cutting, but not finished. Evidentally the 5:00 pm whistle blew while my pocket cutter lady was about to make the cut and she went home. It was easy enough to cut the slits myself.
A nice touch is that the gun pocket has a snap embossed with the Branded logo of a raging bull.
So if you order one of these, ask them, if it's not too much trouble, to finish fabrication before shipping and then ship in a flat box.
Conclusion: still at great deal at $110.
Regards
Tom