The thing about SIC&Co is that quite a bit of what they supplied was non-regulation, in other words they were not suppliers to the War Dept during the US Civil War-era. Hence, there was a degree of variation vs. Govt patterns in what they sold and shipped to the Confederacy during the early 1860s. The quality of goods brokered by SIC&Co was often sub-standard. However, if the reproduction is from Missouri Boot & Shoe, you can be certain it is a quality product and that they will stand behind it.