This is the leather that I have worn every cold day since I was 17. I'm 40 now, and it's still in great shape.
The Armored Saint pin was given to me (noone would believe the story if I were to tell it). The Dio pin was purchased at the concert on the "Strange Highways" tour.
The epaulets at one time had 4 1" spikes and one 2" spike per side. When I moved to Wyoming (cowboy country - lived there a year and a half), I took the spikes out and replaced them with rivets, which I actually like almost as much.
Enjoy!