ScottTu

lets see some pics. from my recent experience ( 2010 1955s, 2009 1915s pre xx ) the hardware has appeared kinda shotty since XX. the buttons looked super shiney. like chrome. then they got really rusty after a soak. All my other LVCs have had a matte finish on the buttons and never rusted. I don't know what that means, I don't even know what they should be made out of for authenticity. Also, the shanks are all zinc.

Pics comparing back pockets and buttons from 2009-ish and 2011 47s.

Just received a new pair of 47s from Cultizm; seeing some oddities and wondering if these are changes in current stock or old stock I haven't seen before. (One would think--hope?--LVC would leave a standard like the 47 alone,) My other 47s have had copper shanks on the buttons; the new ones are all zinc. The back pockets are also larger (look to be considerably longer) than previous 47s. Finally, these are loaded (I mean really loaded) with starch.

Thoughts?