Graytrain

You got it!

I also found this killer MP era bluebell repro.

These also became a nearly everyday companion this winter and will likely be something I wear into the warmer months as they are so lightweight. Again the fade is so hard to capture. Unlike anything.

An end-of-the-winter wear updates on this one. It has become my favorite jacket yet. Perfect fit and the denim is lightweight so I can layer for mild weather. I ended up wearing this jacket daily. The color and texture is so hard to capture on this denim. Looks almost unbleached with a warm but gray tone.

Sorry for the odd ordering.

I finally found an Orrizonti era WWII pair. Denim has a completely different weight and feel from 66 and XX. Curious what you know of this pair BF. Awesome details, wonky pocket shape with my dream of a shorter rise to round out a perfect-for-me 40s fit. And yes there is a bit of aging on the denim from sun and rubbing on creases.

Look amazing Julian. It's true on the stitching, some pairs stand up quite well (year of wear with no breakage) while others need constant attention. It had been so long since I had earnestly worn a cotton threaded pair, I had forgotten what it was like. Like a daily conversation to check in how they are feeling.

Damn Julian. I had been eyeing those. They are awesome. Hoping to find a newish pair of the hair-on-hides some day

Thanks Bobbo!

Thanks Julian! They do pop up often but it has been pretty rare to find them in newish condition.

And for the full WWII detailed no patch M series fit. Both the same denim from the same era. Absolutely killer. Love the denim, light weight, oxidized blue and gray caste. Love the fits on both. Straight top block, no taper. Jacket is short and boxy. Perfection.

Here is an oddity that I had to pick up. A pair of no patch M41030 but tagged as a M43030. I cannot find any info anywhere on M43030 so it is either a misprint or some lost version. I can't find any discrepancies between the other pairs I have besides the center most coinpocket stitching going up to the waistband. They also fill the gap I wanted in a pair in my size.

My CPO is finally starting to show some texture after years of seasonal wear. The fade really looks like an over sharpened photo of the material. I've never seen anything like it. Another 10 years and it will be something else.

Doing my best to save the patch but it's wanting to shrivel into nothing

Thr embroidery and textures are wild.

I finally found a grail piece that I had wanted since early days in this space, 2007ish I think. I saw this somewhere and screenshotted it and it was an intermitted but constant search from that day onward.

With my favorite wonky back pocket. The pocket bags need a bit of love though.

A very overdue update on the S40s contest pair. The color is most accurate on the close up texture shot. Very gray.

And the fit:

These have quickly become my favorite denim jackets. Their early white line denim, shared with the M41030, is light and has this amazing vintage crinkle with gray caste. I love it.

This one however doesn't have a red tab and has some odd black stitching on certain seams.

I've picked up some amazing no patch S506s. They are a bit different from each other but I have to say they are my favorite type 1 fit. Ignoring the common style choices of today's repros. It's short. Utterly boxy.

There are so many oddities in the early Sugar Cane pieces. I have several I have to give updates on but I spotted this one in particular that caught my attention an M43030 tag that looks like an M41030. And I cannot find anything on these

well damn. I must have missed that. I try to be as neurotic as possible with buyee but I sometimes miss a day or a week here or there.

@beautiful_FrEaK Thank you! That is exactly the input I wanted. I have been on the lookout for sometime but for every 20 newish pairs of XX that come up (rare enough as it is) there's maybe 1 pair of WWII.