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Classic Briefcase

Large Classic Leather Briefcase

10.00 lb

16.00

16.00

10.00

$689.00
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SKU: 01-10-0001
100 Year Warranty
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  • 16"X12"X9"
  • Weight: 7 lbs

Full grain leather briefcase by Saddleback Leather.

Materials in Our Leather Briefcases

The materials in our leather briefcase are full grain leather, pigskin lining, 316 stainless steel hardware, and German industrial marine-grade polyester thread. Our leather is tough and resilient, and our pigskin lining is super strong. Our hardware is 316 stainless steel and is rated to hold up to 750 lbs. Our thread is UV-resistant and German industrial marine-grade polyester thread. In addition, our hidden reinforcing straps ensure that the bag will never stretch and those straps will never deteriorate. This is over-engineering.

Full Grain Leather is the Key to a Good Bag

Full Grain Leather is the key to a quality leather briefcase. If you take off the top part of the leather (grain) it's like taking the shingles off of the roof. They get rid of the toughest and most resistant layer of the hide. When tanneries get a leather hide from the slaughterhouse, it's really thick. So, the tannery splits the top half with the grain from the bottom half. Now they have two hides to sell. The tough and beasty hide that still has the full amount of grain (full grain) is expensive, and that's what we buy. The bottom half is great for making low quality budget leather briefcases or laptop bags that will dry out and fall apart in a short time.

Full grain leather briefcase in front of camel roadkill.

Lining in Our Leather Briefcases

We glue and sew tough, strong pigskin leather to the cow leather. And the pigskin is even stronger than the cowskin. We've chosen this instead of using a shiny pretty fabric lining. We want all of our real leather bags to be durable, rugged, and sturdy.

Natural leather briefcase with patina.

The Best Hardware for Leather Briefcases

Our custom hardware is 316 Stainless Steel. If you are a metallurgist, then I'm sure you just gasped. It's the metal you want to be used when your life depends on it. The testing laboratory told us that our clips were rated to hold up to a 750 lbs. bag of cats.

Thread That Doesn't Fall Apart

Our thread is unbelievably strong and UV resistant German industrial marine-grade polyester thread. It doesn't deteriorate when the sun hits it like nylon thread does. And we use the thick double ought version of it. It's the same thread used on ship sails and parachutes (things your life depends on).

Hidden Reinforcing Straps

Polyester is good and bad. The good is that it doesn't stretch and never deteriorates. The bad is that it never deteriorates. When it comes to polyester in your sheets and blankets, you won't sleep as well. But, when it comes to polyester straps sewn into the stress points of a bag, it's the best there is to get that extra strength.

Backpack Feature

The classic leather briefcase converts into a laptop backpack with a shoulder strap with two shoulder pads. Clip one end of the strap onto a d-ring on the bottom, run the strap through the o-ring, and clip it to the opposite side and you've got yourself a backpack. Now your hands are free to carry the wife and kid's luggage.

Leather briefcase that converts to backpack mode.

Removable Side Straps

You can remove the side straps to use as an emergency size 36 full grain leather belt, tie-down, or tourniquet (hopefully you won't need that). But on the bag, they are great for holding wet umbrellas and blueprint tubes to the top of the flap.

Leather briefcase with removable straps, in front of a male kangaroo.

D-Rings on the Bottom and Side

The d-rings on the bottom are designed to strap on blankets, dirty boots, fly rod tubes, or blueprints. And you'll use these d-rings to convert your leather briefcase into backpack mode. The d-rings up top are great for clipping keychains, carabiners, or extra gear too.

Saddleback Leather Classic Briefcase in Chestnut leather.

Removable, Adjustable Shoulder Strap

The shoulder strap is adjustable (40" - 65") and it's removable. You can take it off to tie down the Christmas tree to the roof of your car. The shoulder strap comes with two strap pads for backpack mode.

Saddleback Leather briefcase at the South Pole.

False Bottom Secret Compartment

There is a hidden flap on the bottom of this leather briefcase for hiding passports, extra cash, your collection of rubies, or whatever else you don't want anyone to know about. This false bottom can be a lifesaver in itself.

Extra Hole for Just in Case

A small detail, but the main center strap has a hole all the way at the tip for closing when your laptop bag is really overstuffed. This gives you that much extra space in your leather briefcase, for "just in case." Comes in handy when you need it.

Pockets in the Classic Leather Briefcase

There is a pocket on the side, a pocket on the back, and pockets on the inside. From a place for your pens to a spot for your wallet in case you lose your pants. With two main compartments inside, you can take two laptops if need be, with room for chargers and accessories. These quality leather briefcases will protect your belongings and your reputation.

Videos

Classic Leather Briefcase Explained by Dave

Large Sized Briefcase Comparison

The Classic Briefcase in depth description and explanation on design

How to Knock Off a Saddleback Leather Co. Briefcase

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  • 5
    Large Classic Briefcase Tobacco

    After a few years of waiting and wishing, I finally got my dream briefcase. This was not an easy one to get either. Always sold out. But my consistent checking back on the site finally paid off! This bag is beautiful. It is the perfect briefcase. I love the new tobacco style. It adds so much more character to your bag. I'm looking forward to carrying this for as long as I can. And the large was the perfect size. I'm 6'4" about 200lbs. We'll worth the $$ for this one.

  • 4
    Classic Briefcase 10-year review

    Large classic briefcase, Tobacco This no doubt the toughest briefcase ever. It definitely looks better with age. As the leather breaks in and softens, the bag will sag when resting, looks great. After 10-years of daily use, the stitching is holding strong and the leather gets better every year. I have conditioned it about once per year. My beef with the bag (haha) comes with the loops that hold the rings for the handle. After about 7 years of use, the leather was stretching. Give another couple years and it's severely stretched. I sent pictures to customer support and was told this is normal wear and tear, not covered by warranty. Hmm, a 100-year warranty to cover materials that wear out after 8 years. Really?? Saddleback Leather offered to repair it for a fee. Now the 100-year warranty sounds like a sales pitch.

  • 5
    I't makes you proud.

    I was waiting 5 years to get this briefcase

  • 5
    The Only Briefcase I'll Ever Need

    I've only had my Medium Classic Saddleback Briefcase for a couple of years, so it's still practically new. I take it to the office every day, where I've received more compliments on it than I can count, including from senior management. I took it to another city for a training conference recently, where it received more compliments from several people. I took it into a job interview and we spent the first 5 minutes talking about the bag - talk about an easy ice breaker for a panel interview, and I did get the job; I can't blame that on the bag entirely, but it sure didn't hurt. I'll have to celebrate, but not with a new bag - this one is perfect. Yes, it's heavy, so if you're too weak to carry a few extra pounds then you'll have to find yourself a lesser bag. Every single day, every time I open my briefcase, it brings a smile to my face. If only I loved everything I own just as much!

  • 5
    Very solid bag!

    Just received my bag. Firstly, I will start with something that has been said in virtually every single review â" This is a beautiful bag. The quality of leather, the design, the craftsmanship, the stitches, the d-rings, the two straps on the front that give it such a complete look even though they are not likely to be used muchâ"¦ are just a few things that make it a truly beautiful bag. Secondly, I would also like to walk through my decision process â" in case it helps other potential buyers. (1) Whether to buy this bag or not â" Easiest of all decisions. The bag is beautiful and the moment I saw it in pictures and Daveâ"s videos I knew I had to have one of these. The only two questions that I came across in other reviews/videos and made me think for a bit were (i) lack of pockets - I felt that there are already 9 pockets/compartments in the bag and which are more than sufficient for me to organize my stuff. This bag can potentially have some pockets covered but I guess it is what it is. I am probably going to get 1- 2 extra pouch/cube for better organization(ii) why so much money for â"just another bagâ" but then I know that this question can be asked for just about everything and every price point. This is a product which is definitely more than just fulfilling the need for carrying stuff from-to office. I personally feel nice about owning a high quality product (2) Which size is appropriate for me â" A relatively difficult decision and required some involved thinking. Couple of things I did to decide on this - (i) Compared the dimensions of my current laptop bag with the three sizes M/L/XL; (ii) watched numerous videos on YouTube and read comments on those videos e.g. some people bought XL but had second thoughts that it is too big, someone bought M but had concerns that it doesnâ"t fit legal size folder, etc. ; (iii) took a judgement based on weight. In my opinion after about 20 lbs of weight on shoulders for a long time, things start getting into the â"last straw on camelâ"s backâ" zone so I didnâ"t want to add avoidable weight; (iv) overall look based on my body frame. After weighing these factors, I decided on size L (3) Which color should I buy â" The toughest of all decisions because the bag looks awesome in all the 4 colors. I started with systematic elimination â" (i) In general, I am not a very off-roader kind of person; (ii) my job requires heavy travel and being in meetings with senior Directors and VPs so I didnâ"t want to project an unnecessary and false Indiana Jones (although I like Indiana Jones movies a lot) type image so I decided to drop tobacco and carbon colors. Now, between DCB and Chestnut, I just went nuts. Read reviews, looked at videos â" didnâ"t help much. So, I made a small investment for my big investment â" I bought a DCB wallet. Absolutely magnificent wallet and almost decided on DCB. However within a month I noticed that it captured scratches very easily. Although I like the fact that as leather wears, it shows character and has stories, I didnâ"t really want my bag to start showing character from 1st month itself, especially when the expected journey is 100years long and didnâ"t want the bag to capture every short story like getting scratched by nails etc.. Eventually, I decided to buy the Chestnut color. After I received the bag, I am glad I went with this choice (4) Money to buy the bag â" difficult not from the perspective of being â"complexâ" but took the longest simply because of the amount of money involved. Something or the other kept coming up and every time I ended up comparing the need for a $600 bag to the need to replace $250 microwave, or a new $350 furniture for my daughters, or a long overdue $400 patio furniture and what notâ"¦ and my bag kept getting delayed because of the guilt of comparing the need for a bag with other more essential things. Anyhow I kept patient and eventually after a couple of months things stabilized (or I felt so) and the purchase was approved by my wife. Yay! In market research sometime we ask respondents about which celebrity comes to their mind when they think of a particular product, or company or whatever. If someone were to ask me that question about this bag, I would say â" Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt because it is a good combination of ruggedness and style. Anyhow, regardless of how long it lasts and what my kids plan to do with it after Iâ"m gone (fight over it to keep it or fight to have the other kid take it), I know for sure that I am going to enjoy every moment with this bag. Thank you Dave for making such a nice bag and Thank you wife for approving to buy it.