Surplus Buckled Boots

[TeeDee]

Looking for a specific pair of boots which I believe are surplus.

They were I think Italian and had a large horizontal strap with buckles covering the upper half of the boot.

Anyone know where I can get some?

Thanks for you help in advance.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Italian paratrooper boots. Or french.
Try soldier of fortune.

 

[TeeDee]

Cheers.

Hmmm , I was looking for brown ones.....

 

[nitrambur]

I think they're sometimes called ranger boots if that helps your search, got mine from ebay, french foreign legion apparently

 

[santaman2000]

You mean such as this tanker's boot?

 

[santaman2000]

Oops; I see you were looking for brown:

 

[ValeTudoGuy]

How Bohemian!

 

[TeeDee]

Found them.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Milit...hash=item281c4c7fed:m:m3wjZzt7J43fDgPR_d2Wvtg

 

[nitrambur]

Wow, the price has gone up a tad, I think mine were about £30, probably 6 years ago now though

 

[Janne]

They look - uhmmm....unusual.

 

[smiff]

Found them.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Milit...hash=item281c4c7fed:m:m3wjZzt7J43fDgPR_d2Wvtg

These are French army/legion boots from the Indochina/Algerian campaigns. You will have better luck finding them on ebay.fr . Search: Rangers Armee Francaise or Rangers Algerie or Rangers Indochine.
I have been wearing these boots for about 6 years and I can tell you that they are the best and most comfortable boots I have ever owned, once they have broken you in that is.