Need a metal eyelet thing for a pair of Assault boots.

[tombear]

Hi folks,
since the amazing foot growth incident of 2009 (length not width, mind) I've been without a pair of assault boots for general scrabbling about in the woods so when a pair of wide 9s turned up in a charity shop for £10 in very good nick less a missing eyelet thingy I grabbed them.

Can you buy spare metal work for Assault boots? I could punch in a lace sized hole and put on a eyelet or a D ring and bracket with a rivet but if I could get a proper replacement I'd prefer to do it right. It's one of the big two rivet fittings you get between the 6 lace hoes and the 6 riveted on loops of metal I require so if anyone can point me towards a supplier I'd be very grateful!

Alternatively if anyone's about to bin a pair could I ask them to slice off the fitting and I can drill the rivets out and reuse that?

Cheers!

Tom

 

[Blundstoned Love]

I have some fittings off an old pair of walking boots I scrapped that might work at a pinch - I've already used one to fix a fishing boot where a fittiing broke.

Will dig them out and post a pic later today.

Could you post a pic of what you're after in case I've got the wrong end of the stick?

 

[tombear]

Thanks! Here's a pic of what's missing on the other boot.

If there was a garrison town near by I'd take it to a cobblers as they are bound to have them.

atb
Tom

 

[swotty]

I think a friend got some off of eBay, I fitted them for him but he supplied them.

 

[tombear]

Great! Do you know what he searched them as as I've had no joy with tags like Assault boot eyelets, metal fillings, army boot furniture etc? Thanks!

ATB

Tom

 

[swotty]

Just had a quick look myself try "boot lace hook" , "boot rivets" or "boot lace eyes"

 

[Blundstoned Love]

Yea, they are pretty similar to what I've used - will have at least one more, so you are welcome to have it.

Will stick a pick of mine up in a mo'

 

[Blundstoned Love]

This is the one I have - as used in my repair.

Let me know if you'd like one.

 

[tombear]

Just the job, thanks!
pm sent

atb

tom

 

[Blundstoned Love]

And replied.

Now I just have to do the Indiana Jones thing and uncover where they are in the garage!

 

[tombear]

Thanks very much indeed! It arrived just now and I gave it a quick whiz on the wire wheel, applied some black marker and used a couple of cut down copper rivets to fix it on, with washers of course. A bit more Sharpie colouring in and some boot polish ...

With the last pair of seconds Sorbathane foot beds we got off Colne market at a pound a pair and a good polish I now have a "new' pair of dossing about boots.

Thanks again!

Tom

 

[Blundstoned Love]

Blimey that was quick - posted yesterday lunchtime

Glad it's a fixer - it came off a pair of Timberlands, so hopefully it will take a bit of punishment.

There's a moral here though - one pair of dead boots has given my fishing boots and your combats a new lease of life - never throw anything away without considering the salvage resource options.

Although what I call salvage resource options, my OH calls hoarding rubbish.

 

[tombear]

I must admit that since I got these boots and gave the issue some consideration I have cut and saved the lines of D rings off a pair of the eldests boots that have worn out before binning them. I really regret not doing it to all the others I've chucked over the years.

thanks again!

ATB

Tom

 

[Blundstoned Love]

My pleasure Tom