Rare Chrome Hearts Fireman Boots. Size 10D (28cm) US-market Fireman model from before the current Japan-market version. Key differences: higher shaft with 2 additional shoe holes per row, totaling 16 more holes overall. Notably, the outsole stitching is double-stitched (current production uses single-stitching). Wesco vamp stitchdown construction means repairs cannot convert single to double-stitching. This is significant—when converting to 2-piece soles, single-stitching creates poor aesthetics with narrow flare. Double-stitching looks better but carries higher failure risk in production, which is why it was discontinued. Standard Wesco double-stitch failures are sold as factory seconds; Chrome Hearts likely discontinued due to cost of vamp replacement reconstruction. Leather differs from standard Wesco models: uses Italian cow hide sourced by Chrome Hearts (not standard American cow hide from Wesco). Pre-2000 models used Wesco-sourced leather; post-2000 varies by model. Often compared to Chippewa Fireman collaboration, but boot quality differs significantly. 1990s Chippewa Firemans were ~$80, cheap construction. Post-1980s acquisition by Justin Boots degraded quality: thinner leather, recycled sponge instead of cork in Goodyear welt construction, plastic instead of leather heel counter reinforcement, cardboard-based insoles. Fireman Boots have 1940s military supply history with consistent design and appeal, but quality imbalance with Chrome Hearts led to Wesco partnership. Please inquire with any questions.