German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45

German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45
German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45

Famous nailed high-boots of German soldier, essential boots of the Third Reich. "Shark nose" and wide shaft.

Made of natural bull leather: nose detail directed flesh side out. This is to let nose not soak, if pores chocked out with grease properly. The boots are constructed faithfully in accordance to original examples. Complete with the shark nose, flesh-out vamp, flesh in heel (to keep the socks dry while on long marches if the boots were not properly conditioned), and rear seam. Marschsteifel, or commonly referred to as the jackboots, was the standard marching boot for the German soldier from the mid-19th Century to the end of WWII.

The boots saw service in WWI as well as WWII with a few small changes. The boots we offer are of the 1939 style with the shortened calf.

This shortening of roughly 5 centimeters was done to save material. The boots come in cognac-brown colour as shown, but can be greased and dyed black upon request for an additional cost.

We offer boots treatment service (blackening, grease) in another listing, look for it among the related products. The soles of the boots come completely wood-pegged. Every sole is nailed with 30-40 6-facet nails (number of nails depends on size). Iron heels are original German-made.

Every heel is nailed to the heel with 5 nails and then those nails are covered with a piece of leather to help secure it more. The heel of the boot sits high, so at rest you will slide into the boot slightly, this is how the originals are meant to be. In an original German illustration on boot sizing, they are very clear that the toes should have plenty of room at the front of the boot, and if they are too close and scrunched up it is Falsch (incorrect). Boots get smaller after some use (leather items tend to shrink with time).

You'd better take plus size. Leather care is time-consuming, but essential in this hobby. The German soldier took care of all his equipment all the time.

They were not his; they were Reich property. Not only that, they kept his feet protected so he would make sure the leather was properly oiled and the soles maintained. That being said, you must take care of your boots!

We do it as Germans in 1930-s did. Vegetable tanned skin was used for boots producing and mint boots had tan (beige, brown) colour. We use high-quality Italian leather dye. We put the paint layer by layer and soak leather well. Greasing is obligatory for vegetable tanned leather before the first use, otherwise boots will crack and fall apart.

You should support it as well, putting grease or oil every time after it got wet. We use a mixture of grease and wax and put it melted.

Then we heat boots, so grease impregnate it deeply, chocking out pores and seams. It's hard to paint greased boots. It's better to order both options at once. I have 43, 44, 46 EUR sizes now.

42 and 45 is on the way. Other sizes are made by order during 2-3 weeks. The item "German Heer Elite high-boots Marschstiefel Jackboots 1939-45" is in sale since Thursday, November 8, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Reproductions\Germany".ru" and is located in Moscow.

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