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... I'd buy a pair, solely so I could tell people what they were made of: http://www.sierratradingpost.com/xq....uct.htm Is this common?
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I believe the website said that these were government confiscated hides. Also, they do regular culling of elephants in some parts of Africa, and the meat/skins are sold.That would be crazy if they were real elephant hide...for some reason I thought it was illegal to harvest leather/tusks from elephants. Perhaps there are farm-raised animals that make it legal?
That would be crazy if they were real elephant hide...for some reason I thought it was illegal to harvest leather/tusks from elephants. Â Perhaps there are farm-raised animals that make it legal?Interesting material though. Â I've seen biker boots made of the hide. Â Originally posted by VersaceMan:
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As T4Phage wrote, the website says that these boots are made from confiscated skins, although the most common source for elephant leather these days is from animals that were culled. Elephant herds, if they grow too large, can destroy huge amounts of vegetation in no time flat, and African wildlife preservation authorities need to cull the herds to prevent them from getting out of hand. Most higher-end bootmakers will have elephant available. Here's an example from Lucchese:... I'd buy a pair, solely so I could tell people what they were made of: http://www.sierratradingpost.com/xq....uct.htm Is this common?
Take a look at the exotic leathers available from Wheeler Boot Company. One of the pictures is a close-up of elephant leather. Elephant has two different grain patterns superimposed. The first is a matrix of small bumps, about the size of the pattern on Scotch-grain calf. The second is a web of veins, similar to what you'd see on bullhide (made from shoulder leather of full-grown bulls). It doesn't take much of a shine: elephant boots will always be a matte finish. Edit: I seem to remember seeing a picture of elephant shoes before, but they're not common at all.Interesting. How about elephant hide for some other type of shoe? What is the character of the skin; is it comparable to any other type of hide?