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Hello Harley experts, looking for some information. Didn’t know whether to put this here in accessories or in “Harley other”. Going through some of my fathers stuff and I found a couple sets of saddlebags. This set has the Harley logo on it so I’m guessing they are factory, but I am wondering what vintage.
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They are quite crusty, even petrified. The shields on them have an eagle like the presidential seal in what looks like a cop badge that looks military, so are these from after the war? Were they decoration added on by a veteran?
I gave the one bag a cleaning in cold water with a little hand soap and a soft toothbrush. This softened up the leather a lot, so I put a cardboard box and a bunch of paper inside to try to hold its shape. Then I gave it a going over with Lexol leather cleaner and again with Lexol leather conditioner. Hopefully it’ll make the leather a little more pliable.
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It certainly is an improvement. I’ll give it one or two more treatments with the conditioner. Here it is compared to the other bag that I haven’t touched yet
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That bag has more issues then the first, the biggest is the mice liked it more…
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So can someone ID these bags and tell me if they are pre or post war? We’re the shields added by a veteran? Do they signify police bags? Any info will help.
Thanks, Joe
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They are quite crusty, even petrified. The shields on them have an eagle like the presidential seal in what looks like a cop badge that looks military, so are these from after the war? Were they decoration added on by a veteran?
I gave the one bag a cleaning in cold water with a little hand soap and a soft toothbrush. This softened up the leather a lot, so I put a cardboard box and a bunch of paper inside to try to hold its shape. Then I gave it a going over with Lexol leather cleaner and again with Lexol leather conditioner. Hopefully it’ll make the leather a little more pliable.
EA5FC7F5-A853-478F-BDDD-3C1CA5E813C3.jpeg
It certainly is an improvement. I’ll give it one or two more treatments with the conditioner. Here it is compared to the other bag that I haven’t touched yet
514554A5-FEEB-4BFF-AFD6-B23914B5CC34.jpeg
That bag has more issues then the first, the biggest is the mice liked it more…
70426582-A4BD-43F7-BBE5-70FA61B98FCF.jpeg
So can someone ID these bags and tell me if they are pre or post war? We’re the shields added by a veteran? Do they signify police bags? Any info will help.
Thanks, Joe
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