Iron Heart - Japanese Horsehide Modified Type III Jacket - Black (Tea-Core Dyed)
We've had our fair share of experience with this tea-core leather. We've been waiting for a silhouette that really fit our personal style...and this is it. We will forever be beholden to the Type III. It's done us so well over the years and ticks all the boxes. We love the flap-style pockets. We love the waistband adjustments. We especially love it when they modify it for utility by adding the handwarmer pockets. There's no reason we weren't going to absolutely adore it when they used their iconic tea-core dyed denim. Just imagine how gorgeous this is going to be down the line when the cuffs and elbows get a little rubbed up and the natural leather starts to peak through. We're buzzing to see these things 20 years down the line when they're being touted for their quality and longevity. But for now, we're excited to see you guys get as happy to own one as we are to sell them.
- Made in Japan
- Modified type III jacket
- Slightly longer body than our traditional type III jackets
- Chrome tanned horsehide from a tiny tannery in Himeji, which is the tanning capital of Japan
- Tea-core dyed, so the leather underneath the surface is brown, not black. Over time, this brown core will become visible in high-wear areas
- Hides vary between 1.2 and 1.6mm, and are chosen on a panel-by-panel basis
- Olive cotton twill lining
- Bronze hardware
- Two external chest pockets
- Two external handwarmer pockets
- Two internal "gun" pockets with snap closures
- The initial sheen of this leather will soften with age
| Tag Size |
XS |
S |
M |
L |
XL |
XXL |
XXXL |
XXXXL |
| Shoulders |
15.5 |
16.4 |
17.3 |
18.0 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
20.4 |
21.3 |
| Length |
25.2 |
25.7 |
26.6 |
27.4 |
28.3 |
28.9 |
29.9 |
30.5 |
| Chest (P2P) |
20.0 |
21.2 |
21.8 |
22.5 |
23.3 |
24.1 |
25.0 |
25.9 |
| Waist |
19.7 |
20.9 |
21.6 |
22.4 |
23.1 |
24.0 |
24.7 |
25.6 |
| Opening |
18.5 |
19.3 |
20.2 |
21.0 |
21.5 |
22.0 |
22.7 |
23.3 |
| Sleeve |
25.3 |
25.4 |
25.7 |
26.4 |
27.0 |
27.4 |
28.2 |
28.7 |
| Sleeve Opening |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
A variance of +/-.5" is to be expected.
Fit Notes: Shop owner Tommy is wearing a size Large for the pictures. Of all the leather in the lineup, this seemed to fit the most true to size (and by that we mean, you need to buy just one size up instead of two). He could go to XL for that oversized look, but for a trimmer fit the large was spot on with what a North American medium generally feels like. He would have room for a layer underneath and the arms have a big enough circumference to not feel claustrophobic from the getgo. Tommy is 5'10," 170lbs with a 40" chest.
