Monday, November 12, 2012

My Boots


Back then there was no source to obtain any original or repro WWII boots, these was only looks like period  boots, anyway they are all gone now. 




Like I said this riding boots was loan, and 99% not period or not German boots, but looks good.


I am entirely have no idea where it was found,  but it was brand new then. The gaiters should be BW items.



This is a British mountain boots, marked 1962, with Swiss crews and nails, it was found in local surplus shop, already dried and peeling off. It was keeping in my procession and just sold to my friend collection British gear on months ago. 




This was order made by a local old shoemaker, by following Brain David's drawing, but it is not the common version, wondering why he use this drawing twice in his books. The nails was not German hobnail, and the heel irons was British type, I knew nothing about rough side out in those days.



This was a British Fire Brigade boots, made of pebble leather and rubber soled, I smoothed the the pebble by hot iron. It was came from local surplus shop.

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