Came I across This Pic

[JaxRolo]

Came across this Pic today. Anyone know anything about it?

[Fittske24]

Looks like a home made WV gold

[D62 blue]

Looks like a home made WV gold

is "K L" a brand or personal initials , maybe ?

marc

[yawetag]

Came across this Pic today. Anyone know anything about it?

According to the date, you're a time traveler. Welcome to the pasenture.

[twjones]

IMO, far from a home made WV.

Looks like this protector...

http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/purchaseofficialsupplies/-strse-815/CP-dsh-220/Detail.bok

Personally, I would stay away from it.

[zm1283]

IMO, far from a home made WV.

Looks like this protector...

http://stores.intuit...-220/Detail.bok

Personally, I would stay away from it.

It's not that CP. It looks exactly like a WV Gold without any logos.

[yawetag]

I remember a story of someone in one of the boards who was building his own protector. This was at least a year ago (and I may have been reading older posts at the time). It's possible this was the final product, but I can't remember exactly.

[zm1283]

I remember a story of someone in one of the boards who was building his own protector. This was at least a year ago (and I may have been reading older posts at the time). It's possible this was the final product, but I can't remember exactly.

It's not that one. The one he built looks more like a Douglas than a WV Gold.

[dph1026]

Pretty sure its a gold with the w and mlb logos taken off. Looked at pictures side by side and cant find anything different except the logos

[hckyosgood30]

It's a west vest gold to be sure. However there are a few differences. As stated above they've removed the wilson logos, also they've reriveted the whole chest protector with nickel rivets. I can't tell for certain but it seems that they've done away with the t-clasps on the front, so they've odviousely change the back straps in some way. Several guys do this, I know Chris Hickman, and myself do. We send our stuff to guys who can frankenstein our stuff for a more custom fit all the time. This way you can get .75" memory foam rather than 1.125" dd foam in certain places for better comfort/protection, nickel or brass rivets for longer life, and reinforced stitching in places that break down over time. This is what I believe is going on here. And the KL is probably the local company he used to redo is CP. I'll post some pics of things I've done to my platinum and gold here in the furture.

Just me 0.02 cents

Mike

[Umpire in Chief]

The way West defends his patents I wouldn't want to be them.

[hckyosgood30]

The way West defends his patents I wouldn't want to be them.

Warren,

This would have nothing to do with Joe West and his patent. I doubt they're selling this chest protector merely repairing or altering it. Much like you would with a suit. They're taking his gear and customizing it to the persons needs and or wants.