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I can’t find the messages with this seller, but I recall the taper is something to consider.
A-W are awesome. I will not get ride of mine. Unmistakable hide.
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I can’t find the messages with this seller, but I recall the taper is something to consider.
A-W are awesome. I will not get ride of mine. Unmistakable hide.
Marc mndt
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22.5 back length is too short for me unfortunately
AeroFan_07
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Wow, I didn't notice this when I checked it out...
I have asked for clarification here as this may be a torso measurment.
I have asked for clarification here as this may be a torso measurment.
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22.5” is the back length. If by torso you mean bottom hem, that is around 18” if I accurately recall. Sidelaces not all the way in.
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Well... depends on what this particular seller means by "shoulder to hem".
Could be another couple inches, maybe? Anyway, just eyeballing it, it looks like the back length is greater than the pit to pit. Assuming the 23.5 inch pit to pit is correct, I would have guessed the back length at near 25 inches.
Claybertrand
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Awesome jacket but IMO---the short length is a fatality.........if that is indeed the measurement. Even the vague shoulder measurement can differ if it was taken from the front vs. the back. I agree that the back looks longer than 22.5"
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Seller confirmed to me via email -- 22.5" is the base of the collar to the hem of the back of the jacket - it's a "high waisted" jacket. So period-correct. Leaves me completely out on this one. If anyone here can wear it - it's a fantastic jacket. Personally would be a great jacket to see a re-make of...but with slightly more fitting for taller folks with a bit longer torsos...
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Claybertrand
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Cool vintage jacket. Not really my style overall but some GREAT cuffs and Pockets on this jacket.
photo2u
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Love the back! Nice jacket.
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These are super nice riding jackets. Practically gave mine away to a bubba I used to ride with in South Florida.
dudewuttheheck
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You guys are making me even more mad that it isn't a size or two smaller. The short length is exactly what I want.
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Blackadder
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Shoulder too wide for me. Love the cuffs but the collar is a bit small for this type of police jacket.
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The collar on this one may be a tad smaller than most Cals. But it looks tiny bc it is zipped almost all the way up. This one has no snaps that I can see so for riding it had to be zipped all the way up with a smaller collar so that it won’t slap yo face.
My Cal has the snaps out wide on the chest, out close to the seam. If I zip it up high, no way both lapels reach the snaps. Zipped up, small collar, not zipped up, snaps to keep collar in place. All good for riding.
My Aero in this style has the collar snaps in close. The LW CHP both in close and halfway out to the arm seam. I dig the options. My All Weather CHP has a large collar and no snaps- I never wear it to ride even though the lapels are wonderfully thick.
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I don't think it is because it is zipped up. It is indeed a smaller collar probably custom looking at the distance to the collar seam. I have a repro Lewis Holster police jacket that does not have the snap so not as big a collar as the Cal with snaps but sill not as small as this Cal.
