uaoao Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Has anyone here seen these boots before?, if anything its what the ammo boots should have been. http://www.ew-trading.com/shop/british-boots-c-1_5_16/northern-ireland-patrol-boot-p-363 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 they look a lot like the first issue of dms highleg boots from the 80s with the bubbles which had to be melted out with a spoon before bulling them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopa Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 They look too high for DMS boots. I think my dad had a pair like these, tall with the distinctive raised bubbles, they may be RAF issue aircrew boots from the late 50's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_bish Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Doesn't it say in the description? Commercial boots by GB Britton, who still make traditional boots today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Harry Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Commonly referred to as "Cadet Boots" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boots dms Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 They look to me like the Northern Ireland patrol boot,issued specifically for urban patrolling in NI,I think 1970,s 1980,s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_bish Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 They look to me like the Northern Ireland patrol boot,issued specifically for urban patrolling in NI,I think 1970,s 1980,s. Again what it says in the description Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boots dms Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Again what it says in the description I really must go to specsavers,lol.:blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Harry Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hmmmm,there has been much debate on here and elsewhere regarding the elusive NI HI Leg Boot and nobody seems to own a pair and only period pics seem to be blurry/not enough detail etc that the NI boot had NO toe cap and a crepe type sole(whatever that is) and that the type of boots pictured 110% are not NI boots-wish they were as I somewhere have 2 pairs,slightly different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uaoao Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 I seen the description, but thought it may have been made up to sell on the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_bish Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I seen the description, but thought it may have been made up to sell on the website. I know the seller and he knows his stuff when it comes to post war Brit kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 def not NI boots had 2 pairs issued leather upper was smoother, no toe cap and a sole which was similar to the old civvy desert boots crepe sole with shallow tread and not like the DMS sole at all, seen here in the pictures of Gordon Highlanders in NI at time gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exwoofer Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Part of the confusion/mystery surrounding the elusive NI boots stems from there likely being a number of types having been under trials. Certainly the ones I remember did not have a 'crepe sole' although they were plain toed and they were similar in the uppers to the latter issued BCH. The sole, whilst not of a DMS design was in a similar style - i.e. deepish treads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I was issued with a pair of NI boots ("Boots, Urban Patrol") in the early 1980s............. They were high-leg (about 10 eyelets high I think ?), made from a lightweight thin pebbled-finish leather, NO toe-cap, and the sole was a similar tread pattern to the existing DMS ankle-boot but not quite the same.....the sole was also thinner and softer rubber than the latter.........compared to the DMS boot, they were incredibly light in weight and a revelation after wearing the heavy ankle boot......... The main issue with these boots however, is that they were intended for pavement pounding rather than field use and if used as intended would normally last a tour.........I wore mine in the field where it soon became apparent that the boots were neither waterproof nor durable and far too flimsy.........in fact, I managed to break my right ankle within a week of wearing them in the field so that taught me a big lesson............:embarrassed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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