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Interesting boots he has, are they an extension added to rough outs? I've never seen those...
They look like period 'lumberjack boots' to me.
They almost look like Corcoran Jump Boots to me, similar soles and heels, the seam at the upper and outsole, seem very close. I am just not at all sure what is going on at the top side of the upper. I had a set of Corcorans years ago, nice boot can't recall what happened to them...Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
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Looks like another 03 on the guy with the field expedient jerry can stool.
No, not even close. When I was a recruit, my PPCLI instructor had a set of Oxblood Corcorans...these aren't even close. Look at the upper lacing. It's speedlacing like the lumberjack boots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sentryduty
Do you know where the picture was taken, Mark, please? It looks like a rock face or cliff in the background but, apparently, they're not on a beech. Could it be Italy?
Generally pronounced "Cockran" -- these ain't them. The front of the heel on Corcorans are slant cut to reduce changes of catching when you "shuffle to the door" -- these are straight.
Pfc. Edward J Foley of the 143rd Infantry, 36th Infantry Division, near Velletri, Italy, May 29, 1944.
Yeah, they are not your standard issue Corcoran Browns. The straight cut heel suggests something other than issued boots. Absolutely not WWII Jump boots and not lumber jack boots either as they have an extreme heel almost to the point of a cowboy boot type heel. Looking through my WWII uniform books I don't find these :/
This has always been my favorite picture of a GI with a 1903 A4 sniper. Thanks for posting!
They kinda look like gaiters have been altered and attached to the tops of the issue rough out boots.
They aren't issue boots and they aren't altered and attached gaiters.
Sort of my thoughts too. The lumberjack boots theory comes closest I think. After all Danner for one has been making that type of boot since snakes first laid eggs...Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul S.
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Note the similarity of the boot heal with the above picture
Also the seven eyelets in the original boot then the pitch of the eyelets changes.
Finally the stitching pattern appears identical at the heal and where the upper attaches to the lower.
This suggest to me some type of field modification.
Finally here is a pair of field modified ww2 boots
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Scarce modification pre-dating the M1943 buckle boots. Nice leather construction with rubber soles and "BF Goodrich" heels. Original set of brown cotton laces. Identified with initials inside.
Mark, I believe you will find the boots the bloke has on has quick lace hooks instead of eyelets at the top, but otherwise you are right that the tops are sewn-on leather.
yes I can see the quick lace hooks now that you have pointed them out
This is where I came from in the first place...the boots he has on are 7 eyelets like the roughouts pictured. They have speed lace eyes on the top part. The modified boots pictured have 8 eyelets and then the top piece...not the ones.
Mystery solved :D
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