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    Natal Leather

    The Natal CRs fit me reasonably well, but the high point I would say is the leather. The Walker Dyers for a time were using the same hides and show better workmanship, but being on the thinner side my Vansons fit me the best.
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    Natal Leather

    That's a beauty. Great color.
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    WalterDyer

    Just a couple of shots of a Dyer I picked up a while ago. The color doesn't seem so blotchy in real life. Might be the lighting IDK. Heavy Duty. Love this jacket.
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    Natal Leather

    Might as well upload some pictures of the Dyer Cafe I picked up a while back as well. Unlike the other two it has side laces. Walter was known to change details on his coats quite often, and do a lot of one off creations. I've seen some weird color combinations, with black bodies and brown...
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    Natal Leather

    A few differences between the two. Obviously the Kerr is a 3 pocket, with zip-out liner, while the Natal has just the handwarmer pockets, and no zip-out. The front zipper is a bit longer on the Natal, and the zip overlap a bit widerer on the Kerr. The Kerr is the heavier of the two by a bit...
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    Natal Leather

    Well grabbed that Natal today. Thought I'd post some pictures, and do a side by side with a Kerr cafe I picked up a while back.
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    Natal Leather

    Going to look at a Natal cafe tomorrow morning. Wish me luck. If things work out I'll be posting some pics.
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    Natal Leather

    Great color, but the collar and snap placement look off to me for a Dyer, but someone in the family tried to make a go of it after Walter had died, perhaps changes were made.
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    Natal Leather

    Damn, I just passed on a US Made jacket online. Didn't know what to expect quality wise.
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    Natal Leather

    Thanks for all the pictures. As far as the jackets being of the same style? From many decades of going to biker events since the 1980s, and checking out the leather goods available at the swap areas, I've noticed everybody jumps on whatever trend is new. For example everybody was doing...
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    Any Love For Those Cheap Old Fidelity Leathers?

    While I'm a big fan of their Cafe jackets, their Brando style coats don't seem to fit anywhere near as well on me.
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    Any Love For Those Cheap Old Fidelity Leathers?

    Is that what people are referring to as red? Yes, that's the way they used to wear. I was a young headbanger in the early 80s, and all of us had these coats. Literally everywhere. I can still find them around here on Craigslist + FB Marketplace in decent shape sometimes between $40 and 60 US...
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    Any Love For Those Cheap Old Fidelity Leathers?

    Thanks for linking my pic. I forgot I put that on here and my coats are 2000 miles away right now while I'm in Florida. Yup looks like the same tags + loop to me. As far as the leather goes, that was pretty consistent in the 70s-80s jackets. Never ran across any of the really early ones...
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    Any Love For Those Cheap Old Fidelity Leathers?

    Oh, definitely a Fidelity. Vertical interior pleating. Collar snaps right on the corner of the collar. Vents, tags all what you'd expect. Strange that it doesn't have the riveted hang chain, but I've got one without it too. Looks good. I always prefer the chest pockets to the hand warmers. As...
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    Natal Leather

    Well I'm still convinced Kerr is just a rebranded Natal, and being that WD had been operating for 20+ yrs before Natal came around and only a 20 minute drive away, I've wondered if whoever ran Natal was an ex-employee of Dyer. Just a theory of course.
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    Natal Leather

    I've wondered about these myself so I've kept Middleton Leather on my eBay watch for a while. Thanks for the review. As far as "What's going on in Mass?" Massachusetts was once the leather capital of the world. The leather industry employed more people in the state than any other industry as...
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Give it a try. Like I said the workmanship wasn't bad for what it is, an affordable mass produced jacket. My remaining complaint was with their leather.
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Would run into WD at a motorcycle events back in the day. Walter was... a little different, more of an artist type than a businessman. He would be willing to experiment and try different things. I've seen quite a few of his jackets in multiple colors, although not this style. It's definitely...
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    "not sure what the quality of these is like..." When these First brand and other import jackets first appeared on the market in the late 80s or early 90s I was shocked that so many people were buying these, when they could have one of the moderately priced US names (Fidelity, Lesco etc) that...
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    Opinions on two Ebay Used Vanson & Schott leather Jackets

    I already answered your question on reddit

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