2009年3月22日 · 1904 DRESS & GARRISON SHOES Sometime between 1902 and 1904 it was discovered that the upper lacing hooks on the calfskin shoes were easily bent or broken or wore out easily. This created problems keeping the shoes laced properly and the hooks also allowed the laces to slip while marching, forcing many men …

2019年1月5日 · After some further research, they are in fact WW1 officers boots made by ‘Lotus’ circa 1917. Many manufacturers made Blucher type trench boots, you can still get an ankle high version today. There are also Blucher shoes.

2023年8月14日 · WW1 Military Boots? By tony75, August 14, 2023 in (1917-1919) WORLD WAR ONE, RUSSIAN INTERVENTION. Share ...

2008年11月18日 · WW1 US Army Trench Boots. By johnm, November 18, 2008 in (1917-1919) WORLD WAR ONE, RUSSIAN INTERVENTION ...

2012年9月21日 · Steve B.'s post on the 2d page of the thread which Doyler linked to is the way to go. For WW1 boots, forget anything about shining - the key is waterproofing, which will darken them in the process. Don't let the stories of how to convert WW2 roughouts to 50s shiny boots confuse you! Elbow grease, Sno-Seal and an oven is all you need.

2009年3月11日 · The boots are supposedly id'd to a 1st Division vet, but that is word of mouth documentation, no hard facts. And as I mentioned before, the detail in the available resource photos is poor. I have started to go through the militaria dealers websites looking for good photos in order to build my own reference file.

2013年9月8日 · They were sporting good stores basically and an officer from WW1 to before WW2 would go in and purchase his boots, Sam Browne Belt, Holsters, Campaign Hat, riding saddle (if required) and even order uniforms especially if there was a military base near town.

2019年12月16日 · here a picture of a pair of french 1945 pattern boots from Militaria magazine no 200.In France good museums like Notre Dame de Lorette or la Targette near Arras used this pattern of boots for many of their british mannequins . They realy look like good british boots when they are well worn. Gérald

2024年1月29日 · Interests: Collecting the uniforms, arms, accoutrements and medals primarily of the Commonwealth countries from WW1, as well as being a member of the Great War living history group The Vickers Machine Gunners Society 1914-45. Looking for anything militarily related to the names of COSST, DENSLEY, DUREPAIRE, SHOPLAND and UPTON.

2016年1月30日 · They fit well - ordered my size - have held up well and look great. Jerry offers a number of proper boots depending on what you are wanting. The Marching Shoes for early and 1917 and 1918 Pershing for later. The new French Model 12/16 boots look good and would work well for a US impression, too.