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    IH-9526PJ - 21oz Non-Fade Denim Modified Type III - Superblack

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    • neph93N
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      @jordanf:

      Has anyone had their soften up?

      I don’t have any superblack yet, but the word is it can be a stubborn beast to tame.

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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      • LewisStonehouseL
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        @jordanf nope mine's still hard as nails too

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        • S
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          My 9301 superblack jeans got soft about year 2. But I also washed them in the machine a fair amount.

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          • J
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            @neph93 @LewisStonehouse
            She's definitely a cruel mistress! But @sabergirl provides hope.

            I think I might have to start sleeping in it haha.

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            • LewisStonehouseL
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              Ha! When I hear two years to break a pair of jeans in, my first thought is there's no hope for a jacket. I actually quite like how mine feels on, it's stiff but has conformed to my body to an extent  🙂

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              • R
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                @ton312:

                This jacket is by and far away my favorite from IH to date. It’s an angry piece of gear. I have it the dreaded soak, wear until dry self loathing treatment and now it fits like an armored denim exoskeleton.

                Hey ton312 - what are your experience with the jacket pre- and post soak?
                I just bought it and are curious

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                • J
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                  Anyone with first-hand experience know how the sizing on these compares to the 14oz version they carry at SE? I only have access to the 14oz to try on locally and based on the measurements it seems that one runs about a size small in the body by comparison, but what isn't clear is the width of the arms.

                  The 14oz I tried in S was too snug to comfortably button but fit nicely in the arms. The M in the 14oz was a good fit in the torso but the arms were far too wide for my liking.

                  I'd like to get one of these, and thinking S would be the way to go, but if the arms are baggy it would be a no-go for me.

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                  • neph93N
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                    @jskidder:

                    Anyone with first-hand experience know how the sizing on these compares to the 14oz version they carry at SE?

                    That person may not exist, however do you know the lot number of the SE jacket? Chances are it is the IH-526j-142 or one of its variants. Find that out and providing they carry it I’m sure the guys in Gosport will be happy to measure arm width for you and compare.

                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                      @neph93:

                      That person may not exist, however do you know the lot number of the SE jacket? Chances are it is the IH-526j-142 or one of its variants. Find that out and providing they carry it I’m sure the guys in Gosport will be happy to measure arm width for you and compare.

                      According to SE it's IHJ-86. This is the jacket in question:

                      https://www.selfedge.com/iron-heart?product_id=2602

                      Seems it may be a SE exclusive?

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                      • neph93N
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                        You may be out of luck then. That looks like something SE have specced from Japan that IHUK don’t carry. In theory, it should have the same specs as the IH-526J-142ib but I can’t guarantee that.

                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                          @neph93:

                          You may be out of luck then. That looks like something SE have specced from Japan that IHUK don’t carry. In theory, it should have the same specs as the IH-526J-142ib but I can’t guarantee that.

                          That's my assumption as well, but there's an old saying about what happens when one assumes.

                          Maybe my best bet is to just try to get some are width measurements on the IH-9526PJ and go off that.

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                          • GilesG
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                            It is not an SE exclusive, we gave them a 6 month lead on it.  Then when we came to run it for the rest of the world, we had used up our stock of 14oz bb denim.  So rather than doing nothing for months on end, we made this:

                            https://www.ironheart.co.uk/jackets/ih-526j-142ib.html

                            That is likely to be similar size-wise to the bb version (but not having measured a bb yet, we can't be sure), so you could run a compare against that:

                            https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=12249.0

                            "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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                            • neph93N
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                              Yeah. Get the measurement from between the seams that form the arm opening, the half way down and again at the wrist. You can then compare it to other jackets you own and that fit how you like.

                              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                              • vaquero357V
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                                …I'm in!...Damn! :o 🙂

                                ...looks like I'll be wearing this when I start watching the 'Yellowstone' series. 😃 (now where's that Stetson) ::)

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                                • vaquero357V
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                                  …should of been here Monday but will be here today!! Jacketous interuptous!!

                                  ...It missed the first season first installment of Yellowstone. Quite a debut..wow! :o

                                  ...oh! there's that Stetson! 🙂

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    Excited to hear what you think @vaquero357.  Even by IH standards, this thing is a beast.

                                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                    • vaquero357V
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                                      …couldn't be happier! I was worried about it possibly being too long but that has been found to be unwarranted!

                                      ...working on a 'theme' here if you couldn't tell. 😃

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                                      • vaquero357V
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                                        …after 'wrangling' the 25oz XHS's this weight feels pretty tame neph! Great weight for a jean jacket.

                                        ...been thinking about the 'Ton' method, form fitting by wearing a soaked jacket until dry, but I gotta imagine this thing is going to bleed black big time! You'd have to wear it buck naked because the bleed would wreck anything you'd be wearing underneath it! :o 😃

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                                        • vaquero357V
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                                          …gave it a wash. Hang dried. Worked out nicely. 😉

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                                          • TuefarT
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                                            @vaquero357:

                                            …gave it a wash. Hang dried. Worked out nicely. 😉

                                            Looks amazing Vaquero! Just picked mine up yesterday and I’m curious about whether the wash softened it up a bit for you? It’s so stiff that I can’t get my hand in the pocket when unbuttoned unless I use both hands 😅

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