Is this oxblood or just a deep red?

[chocobogreens]

Unsure what manufacturer. 

[Chad G.]

Looks like Master for manufacture, not sure on the oxblood. Someone else will chime in w/ the correct info

[Al Oregon]

Whether it is Master or Akro, the red color looks to fit the oxblood look.  I'd have it with my oxbloods.

[chocobogreens]

Are oxbloods identified by any particular pattern of the color, or is it just the color itself? I'm excited I got one right

[I'llhavethat1]

The last pic made me think Imperial, Master, Akro in that order (based on pattern).  A lot of manufacturers made a deep oxblood red like this, which is typically what the color refers to rather than the pattern.

[Berryb]

It used to be "If it aint MFC or Akro it aint oxblood" Thankfully that isn't true anymore. The old definition was brownish red like dried blood with black hair-like stripes through it.  I think that definition came from marble collectors not the makers. I remember oxblood shoes, they didn't have black hairs in 'em.  Definitions change, as long as most people agree with it.  I think you can safely say ox but maybe not Akro. Thanks

Bruce

[Chad G.]

If you're dealing with real oxblood when back lit, light will pass through a translucent or transparent mib but not pass through the oxblood, hard to do on the mib demonstrated here being opaque, just "my opinion" but I don't believe it's real oxblood. but a darker color of red similar to oxblood.