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Is that a stupid question? I want a pair of these:
Or maybe I could settle for these repros from WWII Impressions -- anybody have experience?:
I'd like to get boots similar to these in calf too, if anybody has any suggestions.
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Those boots are exactly what I want, except in smooth leather instead of suede. Cool boots, though.
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cool boots. most of the time, the suede boots i see are chukkas or chelseas. this is a good look, especially with denim.
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Id like to get these:
Or:
The first one is cordovan and they are both USMC.
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I'm fairly sure they're using cordovan in the color sense and not in the horse's ass sense.
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those Red Wing GTs that a few of us picked up is basically that ^^^
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Ah true. I suppose they would be $500 if they were...So were the OG ones real cordovan? They say this about the heel of the shoe, "(the heel) accurately depicts the USMC Cordovan shoe styling"
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probably. i think at the time of WWII, or before it, shell cordovan was cheaper than calf leather.
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i can't be arsed to look now but
www.mil-mil.net usually has buzz rickson and lone wolf boots and they ship to USA fast
i have always wanted roughouts
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oh and i read somewhere about cordovan being used for boots for use by elite paratrooper dudes
back in the day like
sorry, i rush, i rush
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I've always bee fascinated by the Buzz Rickson stuff despite the fact I probably wouldn't wear it. How is the construction quality?
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^ superlative. obsessive attention to detail. over-constructed. too good too be true. flawless to a fault.
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^^
Better than sex?
