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can anyone provide pics of the schott b3 257s in brown/gold?

jojothenorthstar

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I'm sorry but $1500 CAD is a lot of money!

Instead of this gambling game, why not just get an Aero B-6 to suit your height, for considerably less money. The Schott B-3 (which is a great civi sheepskin) is basically a B-6 anyway.
i hate the color and stlye

i really want that schott color
 

jojothenorthstar

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Yes, that is seal brown.
what b6 are you referring to exactly because this guy has a seal brown eastman


it's practically black
 

Aloysius

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I was calling the Schott in that pic seal brown.

The reason the sheepskin you're seeing is rough is because the way these wartime style sheepskins were prepared was actively *painting* the non-fleece side. That is where the darker color comes from and why it fades.
 

jojothenorthstar

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I was calling the Schott in that pic seal brown.

The reason the sheepskin you're seeing is rough is because the way these wartime style sheepskins were prepared was actively *painting* the non-fleece side. That is where the darker color comes from and why it fades.
okay assuming i'm brain dead stupid, what does this mean exactly? is it normal to feel rough? can he treat it?
 

Aloysius

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okay assuming i'm brain dead stupid, what does this mean exactly? is it normal to feel rough? can he treat it?

I may be wrong but I don't think it's something done by the jacket maker. After sheepskin is tanned, the flesh side (non fur side) can be painted and lacquered to be stronger and a bit more weather resistant. This is why sheepskin pilot jackets usually have a shiny red or brown color. It's paint.
 

jojothenorthstar

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I may be wrong but I don't think it's something done by the jacket maker. After sheepskin is tanned, the flesh side (non fur side) can be painted and lacquered to be stronger and a bit more weather resistant. This is why sheepskin pilot jackets usually have a shiny red or brown color. It's paint.
Okay that's what I don't get. I thought the skin was literally undyed and just a clean animal
 

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These kinds of jackets are a reversed sheepskin with the fur inside and the soft inner layer on the outside. In order to extend the life of the garment for more than a year or so, that inner portion (which is on the outside) gets painted and lacquered.
 

jojothenorthstar

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These kinds of jackets are a reversed sheepskin with the fur inside and the soft inner layer on the outside. In order to extend the life of the garment for more than a year or so, that inner portion (which is on the outside) gets painted and lacquered.
so is it normal to be rough and hard? would a new schott be soft or tough? because i am very confused, his other sheepskin jackets were like butter
 

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