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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    IHJ-64-BLK - Horsehide Modified Type III Jacket - Black (Tea-Core Dyed)

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    • hairydanglerH
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      @Bulatik85:

      Does anybody has a photo with well worn jacket?
      With some patina… or this jacket is not showing any patina at all?

      Two posts up I show a pic of the most abused one I've ever seen? Zoom in. Let me help:

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      • Bulatik85B
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        @daltmeyer:

        @Bulatik85:

        Does anybody has a photo with well worn jacket?
        With some patina… or this jacket is not showing any patina at all?

        Two posts up I show a pic of the most abused one I've ever seen? Zoom in. Let me help:

        ![](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ihf-images/10995/14686/9b8e4bff-ec66-4aa2-b2c0-5797ec67dc41.jpg[\img]<br /><br /><br />[url]@daltmeyer[/url] <br />thank you for reply, I have seen your photos, it look like the leather became less shiny?<br /><br />I was just wanted to see some kind of close )like shown on photo with button few posts before.

        I was curious how this leather will age:
        will it be less shiny?
        or will it show some colors of the core?
        crease, scratch etc.?" />

        .Net )

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        • T.J.T
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          @Bulatik85  look at the Ihj-35 thread = same leather

          https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7825.420

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          • hairydanglerH
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            @Bulatik85 Let me see if I can get some closer shots.






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            • hairydanglerH
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              Two more while I'm at it:


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              • den1mheadD
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                @daltmeyer what is happening to the surface of your jacket in the images below ?

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                • hairydanglerH
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                  @den1mhead I did mention a few posts up this is the most abused IHJ-64 BLK I've ever seen.

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                  • den1mheadD
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                    @daltmeyer:

                    @den1mhead I did mention a few posts up this is the most abused IHJ-64 BLK I've ever seen.

                    👍

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                    • hairydanglerH
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                      @den1mhead Good eye!

                      I was gonna try to get by with just saying the jacket evo is the result of abuse. Of course there's more to it than that but I am reluctant to reveal what happened to this jacket and also one of my brown versions of the IHJ-64.

                      Iron Heart purists and those easily offended please look away now! Spoilers and stories of abuse ahead!

                      At first I liked the fit but then later decided they were slightly large and a bit poofy in places.

                      After some research, I experimented on the two jackets by soaking them in water for over an hour submerged,  and then dried them partially in the clothes drier. Also did my XXXL brown version… Took them out while still wet and wore them dry. BUT I may have overcooked them a little. Haha. But, it made them fit better. Wanted to shrink them a little. The brown did... A lot! The black maybe a little. The result is they both fit much better. Especially wearing them as they dry works wonders for the fit.

                      I used Mr. Leather spray all over them as they were drying to try to re-hydrate the leather.

                      They also look old and well worn now. Distressed. That's the term I should use, not abused. A side effect I welcomed as it's awesome to have a couple distressed IH IHJ-64 leathers! This jacket fits perfect now and is an absolute favorite. Just perfection.

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                      • Bulatik85B
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                        @daltmeyer thank you for the photos, this is exactly what I wanted to see…  😎
                        looks like the leather is evolving very fast(also according to other pictures on the forum) and black color is pilling out quite easily.

                        now I will try to understand if it is something that I would like to have...  :-\

                        .Net )

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                        • hairydanglerH
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                          @Bulatik85  I should be more clear in the future. Mine has been artificially distressed. Normal wear and tear will not yield this amount of evo for a long time.

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                          • den1mheadD
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                            @daltmeyer I hear you buddy and I understand your hesitance in offering your explanation.

                            I have been caught out big time in my Belstaff Panther leather jacket whilst riding my motorbike, neither of which I own today. The jacket responded really well to the thorough soaking in terms of profile, body shape and fit. I took the precaution of allowing the jacket to dry whilst wearing it and doubt I would have had the cojones to use the clothes dryer.

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                            • neph93N
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                              That is the kind of thing @UnTucked would do! I salute your bravery.

                              “Some of those that work forces
                              Are the same that burn crosses”

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                              • Bulatik85B
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                                I have found a picture of well worn jacket with the same different type of leather and same different tannery, if IH jacket will look like this after some time, this would be prefect!

                                .Net )

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                                • GilesG
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                                  I'd be surprised if it was the same tannery.  The town of Himeji has lots of tanneries, the one we use is tiny….

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • Bulatik85B
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                                    @Giles:

                                    I'd be surprised if it was the same tannery.  The town of Himeji has lots of tanneries, the one we use is tiny….

                                    then, it is probably different, but still the look of the worn jacket looks attractive for me 😎

                                    .Net )

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                                    • ChapC
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                                      @Bulatik85:

                                      I have found a picture of well worn jacket with the same type of leather and same tannery, if IH jacket will look like this after some time, this would be prefect!

                                      I think different process of tanning, the FCL is veg/aniline tanned and has a tea core finish, the IH is chrome tanned so probably different results

                                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                      • Bulatik85B
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                                        updated my initial post  😉

                                        .Net )

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                                        • ChrisC
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                                          Damn, @daltmeyer, that took some balls. I salute your willingness to roll the dice like that and I'm glad you got the results you wanted.

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                                          • hairydanglerH
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                                            Thanks for the kind words @neph93 and @Chris.

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