Beautiful gloves GG!
Here are my two 12.75" Elites. They are both made from the stiffer curried retanned leather. The camel/wheat one is a USA model, and one of the finest gloves I have ever had. Thick leather. Feels great on the hand, wonderful pocket, just perfect for softball. I need to find another one to use, as I want to keep this one for my collection.
The brown one is an import. By far the stiffest glove I have ever had. I use a 12 oz. weighted softball to break in my gloves, and form the pocket. By my latest estimates, I have thrown it over 1100 times in that glove, and it is about 10% broken in. I have used petroleum jelly, Lexol, and pure lanolin at different times to try to get it softened up a bit. Still tough as a tank. People talk about gloves that will last a lifetime, this is one of them. My only minor quibble is that the laces on this one are thinner and very stiff, and a few of them tend to come a little loose at the knots, and don't like to stay tight. Great gloves though, the 12.75" models play bigger than some other brands 13" models.