Some weird two buckle boots

[volkssturm]

These things popped up in the ads on the Internet. Not sure if these are a copy of an actual boot or something someone in China cobbled together. They're like a cross between the WWII two buckle boot and the later jungle boot. Seems to me I once saw pictures of a WWII era proto-jungle boot that never went into full scale production, but I could be imagining that because at this age I'm like halfway to dementia. LOL! No good for serious impressions but for "close enough for Airsoft" they might be ok. Probably better to spend ore and get the correct boots. I just thought I'd post this because I found them interesting.

www.clothesoutdoor.com/products/vintage-military-colorblock-flat-chelsea-boots?variant=a7f0f4a9-2298-459a-80bb-940ce7d0a160&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=Advantage-03-all&utm_term=wx&utm_content=03-1111-4&utm_medium=paid&utm_id=23862294878160774&fbclid=IwAR1WbSbPNhuKH7E7jByLMjYCPCKNf4_ATXLvKMDaR4x5WohsSGSjASF4C50

[volkssturm]

Interesting. These are similar to a boot sold by Moore Militaria as the Okinawa Boot, dating from the 1950's.

www.mooremilitaria.com/combat-boots.html

Wikipedia has an article on jungle boots. The was an M1942 jungle or "tropical" or "hot weather" boot that was used in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Burma, and then a M1945 jungle boot. The "Panama" lug sole dates from WWII.

www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Sc6Elfts&id=936B94153D97AF7CFDA12D3C078D78EBDF8004C8&thid=OIP.Sc6ElftsGrAryO1USOhHpQHaFj&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.quartermaster.nl%2Fmedia%2Fcatalog%2Fproduct%2Fcache%2F1%2Fimage%2Fcc452ff2dd89b672f02a46ba3cd8eee4%2Fi%2Fm%2Fimg_0769_3.jpg&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.49ce8495fb6c1ab02bc8ed5448e847a5%3Frik%3DyASA3%252bt4jQc8LQ%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=1200&expw=1600&q=m1942+jungle+boot&simid=608039190675403463&form=IRPRST&ck=C30683C287466DBEEDC167088159E5D4&selectedindex=0&itb=0&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=0&sim=11


And here's another article on the development of jungle boots. Interesting. Just I never knew before.

www.apoormansmillions.com/2022/01/jungle-boot-history.html

[2nd Bat]

The ad uses pictures of actual Okinawa Boots but in fact what they ship have nothing to do with the photos. They do the same with an add for WW2 style Double Buckle boots where they show actual WW2 Double buckle Boots. They aren't absolutely horrible but they are definitely not the quality of assorted replica WW2 boots or the Moore Militaria replica Okinawa Boots which are quite good. I bought a pair of each and they took a long time to arrive. They had little weight, I doubt the leather was indeed leather and the soles weren't anything like the originals. An actual pair of Okinawa boots can bring 1200.00 to 2,000.00 and a good pair of WW2 double buckles in a decent size easily $200. I think these were $37.00 Shipped? Hence really really inexpensive. They were about what I expected. No better and no worse. I redid the soles of both which improved them considerably and still have the WW2 double buckles. For the pseudo "Okinawa Boots" I did some cosmetic work, (I Dyed the canvas a more correct shade) and likewise dyed the "leather" to be more correct looking and eventually sold them on Ebay with lots of pictures. I think they brought $50.00 plus shipping so not a particular deal for anyone. The fellow who received them seemed happy with them so there is that? I wore my pair of double buckles this past weekend and they were comfortable and held up fine. I frankly like that they are super light weight as I'm not going on a 20 mile forced march. I strongly doubt they would survive such a thing! Cheap cheap boots but they do approximate the look without breaking the bank.