The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Pair of other rank's light tan leather Pattern 1930 ankle boots without toe caps. Each boot has five pairs of white metal eyelets to hold the laces. A leather tab is sewn to the back of each boot to assist the wearer in pulling it on. The back and outer edge of each heel is reinforced with a steel plate and the soles have a double row of steel studs. The insteps are stamped in Japanese with an abbreviation of the manufacturer's name, the pattern, 1930, and the year of manufacture, 1933. The inside top of each boot is stamped with a series of perforated holes which read '113'.
These boots were recovered in Rabaul at the end of the Second World War by 6 Military History Field. Pattern 1930 boots were worn with the Japanese Model 90 uniforms, which were developed in the same year.
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 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,
Pair of German M1893 side-laced pattern leather ankle boots (Schnurschuhe). The boots are worn from use. A central leather seam runs up the front of each boot. The boots feature six metal eyelets for
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
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 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,
