Please Help Me ID these MYSTERY exotics Longwing Gunboats...

[isshinryu101]

MYSTERY Exotic Longwing Gunboats.

I've gone a bit "vintage exotics" crazy lately. Talk about "niche collecting"... THANKS, Meister.

Anyway, when I bought these, the owner told me he thought they were shark, but they obviously are not. I've tried to ID the skin against quite a few exotic leathers, but can't seem to do so. I KNOW they're some kind of exotic animal leather (because the patterns are just way too irregular in shape and size to be regular calf's leather with a pressed pattern), please HELP ME ID!!!

 

[ThinkDerm]

antelope

 

[ThinkDerm]

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=124000

 

[isshinryu101]

thanks, 'derm! i should've known YOU'D be able to ID the skins!

 

[ThinkDerm]

Originally Posted by isshinryu101

thanks, 'derm! i should've known YOU'D be able to ID the skins!

c'est vrai

 

[jonoft]

OK!

 

[mr monty]



Elephant. Hanover for Cole & Haag 1960-1965. 

Florsheim Imperials made for Cole & Haag

 

[jonoft]

OK!

 

[VRaivio]

I'd say mountain ram. There should be a picture of a Cleverley pair on ASW's site.

 

[jonoft]

OK.

 

[jrd617]

I'd hazard musk ox, maybe manta ray

 

[Gdot]

Ptatypus

 

[jrd617]



Ptatypus

This a possibility too.

 

[Gdot]

Here's a pic of previously mentioned Mountain Ram.

 

[jonoft]

OK.