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US Army WW2 Combat Service Boot (Double Buckle Boot) size 9.5D - REPRODUCTION
$ 26.4
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Description
Included are used reproductions of the US Army WW2 Combat Service Boot (aka Double Buckle Boots) produced by At The Front. These are in size 9.5D. They have been dubbed with huberd shoe grease a few times and are nicely broken in. They have only been used on two four mile commemorative marches and are in great condition. I am only selling them so I can get new ones in size 10 as these were a tad bit snug (I picked them in my shoe size and not boot size).At The Front's description of the boots:
"American made reproductions of the WWII Combat Service Boots, often referred to as "double buckle boots". Almost as soon as the War began, the shortcomings of the service shoes and leggings became readily apparent. The QMC immediately instituted a program to develop a universal boot to replace leggings as well as jump boots. First tested in Italy in 1943, the Combat Service Boot was approved for mass production late that year and mass production began in January 1944. These were manufactured concurrently with the Type III Service Shoes ("roughouts"). By the Fall of 1944, these had begun to replace the older model boots, although they never totally supplanted them before the end of WWII. Airborne troops in particular resisted replacing their distinctive jump boots, and paratroopers wore a mix of both styles from September until the end of the War."
"The boots were manufactured flesh side out, and were issued with dubbing which was used to treat and make them water repellent. Goodyear welt construction was used and there was no internal toe box. The cuffs were lined with white or olive drab canvas, and most soles were the "composition", with a few boots being made with leather soles and hobnails."