Bought these when they still made these from deadstock leather. Handmade in Los Angeles. Wonderful boots well taken care of. Perfectly worn in. The heel tip was just replaced a month ago. The bottom soles have a protective film on them. You can see I removed it a bit, so the bottom soles look mostly like that underneath. The cracks you see are the film not the actual boots themselves. Besides that, there’s some general wear on the laces and hooks. Love these boots but have too many other ones!