Shell Cordovan Florsheim Saddle shoes...or are they?

I am not sure if these are shell cordovan. I think they might be calfskin. For $30 though they look awesome. A little edge dressing and they'll look great.

I have two pairs of shell cordovan shoes. The leather has a waxy appearance - I can practically run a horsehair brush or a cloth over them and they look like new. I rarely polish them. My shoes are not as old as those but there are absolutely no wrinkles in the leather. They are completely smooth.

 

Those aren't shell cordovan. The fine creasing gives it away. Shell tends to ripple more than crease.

 

Orgetorix is right. In addition, the crease areas will be lighter than the surrounding leather on shell cordovan. But hey, for thirty bucks, you just couldn't go wrong!