Not sure i want to splash black polish all over my boots without first checking...alot of original jackboots seem a lot more dark brown....has anyone got the perfect process for darkening fresh undyed dice beakers to the most effective wartime standard?
Thanks in advance!
best way to get new repro jackboots field ready
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They were blackened by WW2 - Later in the war the half boots were often unblackened and leather protection was left to the soldier in the field . I have just this morning recieved a blackened pair of boots from Lederarsenal, and he appears to have dyed them . There are threads on this forum detailing how to blacken raw leather with metal scourers dissolved in vinegar .
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Re: best way to get new repro jackboots field ready
Thank you. I shall check threads. Any chance you could show a pic or two of your new boots...how do they fit? Are you satisfied?Halle wrote:They were blackened by WW2 - Later in the war the half boots were often unblackened and leather protection was left to the soldier in the field . I have just this morning recieved a blackened pair of boots from Lederarsenal, and he appears to have dyed them . There are threads on this forum detailing how to blacken raw leather with metal scourers dissolved in vinegar .
Re: best way to get new repro jackboots field ready
Ok , I'll try and post a few here , but they're the same as shown by Franz Dreher on here just the other day , the experimental type produced 1933-'36 , then discontinued . Am I satisfied ? Yes , very , they're a lovely pair of boots , beautifully made . They fit , yes , Jan takes your foot measurements and builds the boots accordingly .
It's been said often on here - you get what you pay for , and that's especially true of boots and leather equipment in general - including P&P , these boots cost me €414 , a handsome sum , but they will never fall apart , lose nails , rip , tear etc , like the £60 - 100 bracket pairs will .
It's been said often on here - you get what you pay for , and that's especially true of boots and leather equipment in general - including P&P , these boots cost me €414 , a handsome sum , but they will never fall apart , lose nails , rip , tear etc , like the £60 - 100 bracket pairs will .
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Just to cause a pain in Halle's @ss, I have to disagree with one thing...everyone says the £60 pair of Sturm boots are crap but I've gone through only 2 pairs and they lasted each around 4 years and mostly I used them as outdoor work boots. If you replace the nails with steel ones and no great well....they do the job....but yes....andndnuthung under £300 for footwear is generally trash.
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Re: best way to get new repro jackboots field ready
Oberleutnant Ulrich wrote:Just to cause a pain in Halle's @ss, I have to disagree with one thing...everyone says the £60 pair of Sturm boots are crap but I've gone through only 2 pairs and they lasted each around 4 years and mostly I used them as outdoor work boots. If you replace the nails with steel ones and no great well....they do the job....but yes....andndnuthung under £300 for footwear is generally trash.
Only four years each ? I've had one pair of ankle boots from Joky for around 10 years , they're missing three studs between em and are a beautiful supple pair of slippers now ..
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Haha...I say 4 years for a pair of 60 buck shoes are pretty good especially when I get at them...remember I didn't use them for just reenacting but pretty much every weekend in the fall and spring. Anyway, no use arguing over cheap boots....it ain't worth it
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