British Army Issue Boots ?

[garys39]

I picked these up on Saturday, can't find any identifying marks, are they WD issue ?

Thanks Gary

[Tony B]

I've always known them generically as 'jungle boots'. The gauze in the welts being for drainage. They were sold as Vietnam boots.

[MHillyard]

They are very similar to the American boots accept for the pattern on the leather which is more british

[Scotch Harry]

Also on British Jungle Boots isnt the tread pattern the same as on the DMS boots?

[HeathJr]

Here is a pic my pair of US June '67 dated 3rd pattern Jungle Boots for comparison. Made by Bata with the vibram sole incorporating the spike protective plate.

 

 

Hope it helps.

[airportable]

I have a pair of the 'Jungle boots' canvas uppers, moulded rubber sole/ankle protection. Very different to your pair, see front cover of Simon Howlett's book, British post-war jungle webbing.

Be intresting to know if yours was a ptn. that followed mine. Try and do pic. when able. Can find no markings on mine.

[matchstick]

I have two pairs of these one 9M the other 8M.

 

On the size 8's I can make out aspects of the markings

at the top inside of the tongue in silver.

 

What I could decipher looks like

 

02247 M --

0 0 -- size 8

WX/45/8- W47

 

(- being what I couldn't decipher.)

 

And then in the centre of the sole inside in red

8M

GBB

1988

 

I don't if this would be of any use to you kit guru's in

identifying what these are other than what they look like:

Boots DMS Jungle variant (if that is their designation I wouldn't be surprised)

Edited June 8, 2016 by matchstick
Minor grammatical error.