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Maybe they're CSF ? Looks happy. Probably chuffed he got a pair to fit 😅

Thought l'd share - pinched it from Matt @Rivethead. S501XX probably.

Photos of 1942 501XX from Hellers Cafe. Just a random comparison post as l don't have these photos to hand and it takes me ages to fire up the old laptop, and l can't be arsed to keep going back through these pages to find the images. 1937 1st ever pocket flasher, used between 1937 and March 1942 vs 1942 2nd pocket flasher, used between April and December 1942.

@shredwin_206 looks like those back pocket rivets are nuzzling their way through the fabric. Nice job!

@Duke Mantee l don't suppose you would know if the 42 pair that FW copied were a used pair or deadstock? Never mind, found out they are a used pair 🙂

@Duke Mantee sorry moved post to FW thread

^^^^Also don't forget only one factory going into WW2 (1942) and at least 3 factories coming out so alot of new and untrained machine operators and a change in the new, more simplified design of the 501xx for skilled/trained levis employees to have to rush through for service industries.

When l said new denim l meant for the 501xx at the time, so a change from the standard 1937 denim to the WW2 denim, even though the US weren't officially at war at the time. So another transitional model really. Edit- decided to change the wording in my original post for clarity.

Loved my Csf S501XX when l got it back in 2016 but it didn't have any wild wonky stitching at all apart from the pleat stitching maybe but l still thought it was quite subtle. The Denim and cotton stitching gave it that aura of the Real deal though and l'm glad l still have the 41 and 44 WW2 jeans. The FW1942's are actually based on pre-WW2 501's and they were a kind of test sample materials- wise (eg new denim and copper coated iron) but still pre-war in terms of quality construction not under any necessary constraints or pressures. Hopefully FW will convey this in their reproduction of them although l'm under little doubt as l've preordered both.

Thanks @Duke Mantee knew you'd have the intel .

What's the shrinkage like on the war denim? The one wash measurements provided by Hoosier are great but l wondered what the final shrinkage is, in other words, beyond the one wash state. For those who have FW war denim - What's your experience?

Nicked these pics from lg - looks like a late 1941/early 1942 model 501XX. The model just before the forthcoming Freewheelers 1942 repro (last cinch model 501xx before the simplified S501xx) Has the flipped yoke, left over right panels and a black buckle. Beautiful pale yellow almost white stitching after years of wash and wear.

I'm not a fanny pack fan but can appreciate the work that's gone into that @Duke Mantee. Good job

@shredwin_206 visiting Down under?

@Maynard Friedman l remembered!

Pics blatantly stolen from the interweb - Youth's 203 probably made in the mid to late 1920s.

@rodeo bill That flight suit up! mook is probably worth almost half what you're asking for all of those. Still have mine and it's a great resource. Also had that The Denim book in that last photo, not a bad purchase at the time although the pages seemed to easily fall out (?) Now sold it

There was a 'denim in movies' themed thread somewhere, actually there's probably more than one buried in the pages here. I think Badlands along with Hud and The Misfits are the best Old top denim movies (maybe throw in the Outsiders as a sub)

Thanks mate 😀

@yung_flynn One of my fav denim films. Yes those are 1950s Levis 501xx and many of the police officers in the film wear them too! There's a great moment where he shows us how to put a type 2 on in the coolest of ways, if l had more tech know-how l'd post it here.

The original pair that Sugarcane copied are featured in the Vintage denim thread (wasn't aware when l originally posted the pics but have since amended the post) and they indeed have a red tab.

Buy them, then focus on slimming down until they fit! Plus then you can sell me one of your csf bucklebacks as they will be too big 😅

Surprised that @silencejoe hasn't snapped these up yet 😁

Well l don't know for sure if these are based on "historical facts" but l would certainly take any info from them with a huge pinch of salt after hearing that the 'one piece sleeve' model of their s406xxx (506xx repro) that was based on a model made in 1946 only, is in fact just a production quirk and many 506XX models made between 1946 and 1950 (and probably pre 1946) have this feature. Tbh it's probably just their 'fun way' to distinguish between the range of product quality during WW2 for marketing purposes.

Good job @Double 0 Soul - we have a few of those insect houses on one of our courses but on a grander scale - Several pallets stacked high scale, so think insect tower blocks!