The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Pair of brown leather ankle boots with leather soles and heels, heavy cotton stitching, six pairs of brown-painted brass lace eyelets, a leather loop at the upper rear of the boot to retain the laces, and a double row of stitching across the toe cap. Constructed with a wide tongue. Each sole is fitted with a set of seven cast brass cleats, into which is cast either L or R; and each heel is fitted with a thick (5 mm) steel reinforcing plate - these are tacked to the sole and heel with heavy duty brass tacks. The soles are impressed with the boot size 6/5 and B^2, and the uppers are impressed D^ , V874, 654 and 1945 at the top of the boot.
The fitted cleats denote tropical usage. Purchased from surplus stores.
Pair of unmatched brown leather ankle boots, size 7 1/4, with leather soles and heels, heavy cotton stitching, six pairs of brown-painted brass lace eyelets, a leather loop at the upper rear of the le
Pair of black leather ankle boots with leather soles and heels, heavy cotton stitching, six pairs of black-painted brass lace eyelets, a leather loop at the upper rear of the boot to retain the laces,
Australian Army issue black leather ankle boots with toe cap and reinforcement around the heel. This reinforcement strip ends in a loop at the back of the ankle. The soles are made of leather with hob
Australian Women’s Army Service tan leather ankle boots. The boots have a toe cap and are reinforced with an extra strip of leather around the heel and back of the ankle. Each boot is tied with a shoe
Pair of Turkish Army ankle boots; the left boot is of a larger size and slightly longer than the right boot. Each boot upper is made from three pieces of leather - the toe and the ankle section. There
Pair of black leather ankle boots without toecaps. There are eight pairs of black painted brass eyelets per boot for the laces, which are light brown leather. The soles are reinforced with hobnails, t
