Thread: old style black combat boots anyone?

Originally Posted by Jimbo7

Yeah I heard about their move, what a shame. Luckily mine were pre-relocation, but even they can't stand up to years of such intense oppression.

Well the Jack Russell is supposedly the smartest dog out there...maybe he's attracted to your intellect?

He is a smart fella, most certainly never dumb enough to pit his... rhymes with guts...against my boots. I was mostly referring to some of the ill bred mongrels that are kept by their well trained humans. Such people who let 'pookey' do whatsoever 'pookey poo' wants. 'Pookey' rarely comes back for a second helping of size 12 steel caps .
My dog is attracted solely by what he see's me eating at meal times, regardless of whether or not he'd actually eat it himself!


Mick

couldent agree more king cobra i very rarly ear anythign other and i love the look a of good shined pair of boots.

Originally Posted by Deerhunter1995

couldent agree more king cobra i very rarly ear anythign other and i love the look a of good shined pair of boots.

yeah. shining is simple when you learn how to do it. one of my classmates at my tech school was an army drill seargent, and Ive managed to impress him.

i just finished shining up a pair to wear tonight to my grandmother xmas diner

I used to wear Corcoran Jump Boots(WW2 issue style #1500) all the time when I worked for FedEx. Very comfortable once you broke them in, and took an awesome shine with Kiwi Parade Gloss polish.

The Official Corcoran and Matterhorn Footwear Website: 1500: MensMens 10” Original Jump Boot

I have a pair of army boots I wear shooting sometimes but I dont generally wear them day to day. They're more special purpose!

Originally Posted by KWilliams40

I used to wear Corcoran Jump Boots(WW2 issue style #1500) all the time when I worked for FedEx. Very comfortable once you broke them in, and took an awesome shine with Kiwi Parade Gloss polish.

The Official Corcoran and Matterhorn Footwear Website: 1500: MensMens 10” Original Jump Boot

Same here and I used the Kiwi brand too.
Hard to find good boots these days, at least in Europe, everything from boots to shoe shine brushes seem to have gore-tex in them.

Yea, Kiwi black shoe polish, some spit/water and a rag will get her done every time. Don't miss that part of the good old days that much anymore.

Bob

While they weren't black combat boots, I wore high top work boots for the 20 years that I did ironwork. Red Wing Irish Setters mostly, and a few others. Now I favor Birkenstocks or Chuck Taylor Converse All Stars.

Corcorans were mandatory in the mid 60's Airborne Brigades as was actually having a Parachute badge. Nam jungle boots, again mid 60's, would rot given pretty much constant immersion. The toe area leather would just pull away from the treads. You needed to be prepared to do the supply sgt harm to get a new or newer pair issued.