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Orvis Half-Belt Tweed Shooting Jacket
Founded in 1856 in Vermont by Charles Orvis to sell fishing tackle, Orvis is still a family-owned business, and has the distinction of being the largest mail-order retailer in the United States.
As a family-owned business Orvis is free from pressure to dilute its brand and pursue short-term profits, and so is able to focus on what it does best--producing practical, high quality goods that are designed to last for years in the field.
This tweed Half-Belt Shooting Jacket is a lovely example of this combination of practicality and beauty.
Cut from a versatile three-season country houndstooth tweed is classic shades of autumn brown and forest green with a very subtle overcheck in chestnut and light slate blue, this lovely jacket is perfect for casual wear in America--or more formal shoots in the English countryside. Cut as a classic half-belt shooting jacket this has a sewn-on half-belt at the back, together with fully functional action back for ease of movement--a feature that was originally designed to allow lateral tracking of wildfowl with your gun while shooting. This jacket also features a throat latch (currently ornamental, but which could be made functional with the addition of a closure button on the opposite side) and suede elbow patches. This features leather-covered football buttons--perfect for tweed--two at the front, and three on the cuffs.
The jacket is a classic two-button front jacket with appropriate darting; it has a single center vent. It is also half-canvassed and fully lined. It was Made in the USA.
It is in excellent condition.
Asking just $65, OR OFFER, boxed, shipped, and insured in the USA!
Tagged 44L, this measures:
Chest: 22 1/2
Sleeve: 24 3/4 (+3)
Shoulder: 19 1/4
Length: 32 1/2
