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My full opinion is here:

http://www.magicbunny.co.uk/phpBB2/view ... ight=draun

Of note you can buy other wallets with the entry on the outside. I've seen them in a shop and on the net. Approx £15 to £25. But the leather, if you can call it that is cheap, real cheap.

I did buy one as I had some gift vouchers, but gave it away. Just using it briefly, I could see that it would split and crack easily, and the brass tab for the inner pocket, where the card appears, was really thin, too thin as it bent slightly when I opened it. These are the type that you can only use half of the money pocket, as the gaff takes up the rest. There are better quality versions of these, with the price to match, and they load beautifully, but I think this one by Steve Draun, for the price, is better.

Jason Weskett wrote:The key pockets are pretty pointless, and designed for the worlds smallest keys, but who cares.

This not quite fair. They are designed for the types of keys indicated and the holes in the back of the pockets fit them just fine.

Like everyone else who has commented, I did not get the promised slide. On the other hand, I have been using this as my real wallet for a while and it gives a real used look to this already fine leather wallet.

You know I thought "what's he on about? You'll never get a key in that small pocket?" Of course now I've just torn them out, I can see that there is a hole on the other side, that the key slides into, and through. These were masked by the two pictures of minature keys that said "house key" and "car key." Excellent misdirection

moonbeam wrote:I cut up a DVD case to make a black plastic slide, which, as Majortom points out, is invisible as it's the same colour as the wallet .

What a fantastic idea! It works perfect, exactly what I was looking for. I'd also like to throw in that if you use a little bit of black electrical tape on the end of the slide, it makes for a nice little tab to grab and pull the slide out so you can get ready for the effect at moment's notice with a quick visit to your back pocket. Even though the tab sticks out from the loading compartment, it is hardly visible at all, and even if you do see it, it looks like it might just be part of the wallet.

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!



I was doing so well, an' all (well, pretending to!!)....

Anybody got a Real Man's Wallet going spare?

robstanley1 wrote:Anybody got a Real Man's Wallet going spare?

I've just sold you my Mirage Wallet ..... don't think I'm gonna part with this as well

Go on, James - you know you wanna!!

Ive just ordered this and ill review as soon as ive road tested it!!

Alec

Mine arrived quickly from World of Magic, thumbs up for that! Quality is good, although it should be stressed that there is nowhere to keep coins securely in the wallet. Doesn't take long to make a slide - I taped my business card onto some black plastic, so that when I pull out their card, by business card is there looking all shiny .
On a small technical note, I found that the playing card and slide were catching on the lower inside seam of the wallet, meaning that the edge of the card was visible from the front when opening the wallet, somewhat revealing the opening. It didn't happen every time, but enough times to make it annoying. To fix this small annoyance I have stuck a piece of (cut to half width) black electrical tape along the inside of the seam (the seam nearest the middle of the wallet on the inside of the window bit), stuck partly to the inside of the window to cover the seam, and that has worked a treat to help the card to slide all the way in unhindered by that pesky seam...
I was working a wedding last Saturday, and thought I'd try it out as a nice ending to the ACR, and I was actually taken back by how much of a reaction the effect produced. I load with a normal palm, not the gamblers cop method which doesn't seem to be much cop to me! and it worked every time with only 1 day of practice ( and some faffing with electrical tape) prior to the gig.
So 8.5/10 from me as I would have liked somewhere to keep my coins securely in the wallet, and I had to make a slide and stick some tape on to make it work perfectly. But very pleased with it on the whole... Already getting used to keeping coins in my pocket as I want to have this wallet on me at all times...

I love the Real Man's wallet. I've been using it as my everyday wallet for over two years. The leather is fine quality, I have no trouble with loads and everything I need fits into it.

It does not hold coins, but in the US this is not an issue as no one puts coins in their wallet (we don't have as many coins as you guys do).