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Hello All, Just stopping by to see what is going on. I am usually a resident of the WAF Heer Uniforms and Insignia forum. I collect Heer cloth insignia and love to talk about it. Always interested in Eagles, Collar tabs, Shoulder Boards, Specialty patches, Pips and chevrons and qualification patches. I have a great interest in Wurttemberg/Bavaria of the cities of Ulm /Neu Ulm and their Infantry regiments. To be specific, WWI era IR120,IR123, and IR127, Weimar time IR13 and Third Reich Era IR56. I hope my visit here will be interesting. Thanks. Fred

Beautiful,mint pair of 1941-dated WH/WSS-issue schnurschuhe.If it wasn’t for the age-related wrinkles and scuffs they may as well have been made next week.The leather is incredibly supple and there’s not the slightest sign of oxidation on the metal parts.Only the distinctive smell of old leather tells you that these boots are in the same,exact conditions they were in when consigned to the Bekleidungsamt in July 1941. The ink stamp inside the boots meet the ones on the soles,and only the length size stamped on the latter differs.I’ve posted a Luftwaffe-issue spare sole from a Schuster’s box for comparison.The two soles are virtually identical size-wise and it only goes to show that over at Hansen Schuhe Fabrik a worker short on middle sizes used the next one which incidentally was a perfect fit. I’ve owned literally hundreds of pairs of WW2 German footwear and each pair comes with an interesting surprise,another being that two R19 heels irons have been used on this pair. cheers

I actually didn't sell mine. The link was to someone else to show some details an history on the boots.😉

Great Boots Tony shame you had to sell them though! Best to you...IanB

http://afrikakorps.forumcrea.com/viewtopic.php?id=2438

One other IMHO important link. http://der-fernmelder.de/ Greetings. ezesar

Look here. http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/bayonets-trench-knives-world/french-mde-1892-15-third-pattern-bayonet-652020/

From my behalf.

Sorry Lenny, By the time I get there from Kent....The pub will be shut and the weather is getting worse here and soon I will drown with the rain. Keep me in mind for the very, very last round....! Thumbs up to you all in Bonnie Scotland.