[DixieBaseball]

Guys - I do see the difference and have seen a handful of these over the years. I am still not convinced they are not a off color of black, with some serious fading, or botched black... There is definitely a difference in the colors and yes, it looks like a different shade from the black, but it is not appear to me to be a true brown color. It looks faded to me. Always has... I know there is a lot of difference of opinion on these... I certainly respect everyone's opinion on it, but I don't think we will ever definitively know... Also, I don't believe these are all handcut as indicated. I have seen examples that don't appear to be handcut, but cut from factory in normal process.