fakers are on top of everything now stone island wise faking details like art numbers and even using art numbers from genuine pieces to put on fakes to dupe people . so when you contact a seller to ask about...
ebay has many pairs of clarks original a bogcheap prices 10-30pounds usually , 90% of them are that for the simple reason , that they are knackered ,IE , they look completely fine,,BUT the soles are very tough...
thought i would post up this link to add to the other repro guides around, i found this site very good - www. imperialgunnery.com once there clik the repro f.a.q tag on the left