I took Randy's recommendation and ordered the jeans from RuralKing.com. Larger quantities save on shipping as one pair at $9.99 ships for $7.90 to CA, while 4 pair ships for $10.28 When they arrived I compared the pants to a pair of seasoned Levi's. Almost identical, stitch for stitch except for the trademark back pocket stitching and leather (?) patch on the old jeans. After one wash they're really comfortable and I'm satisfied.
Fred