SquidHelmet
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Hi all, As it'll be winter soon I'm looking for a specific sort of military boot and I was wondering if you sagacious lot could help me out. I'm looking for a high black leather combat boot that was used by the US military in the 60s or 70s. I believe they were USMC issue, before wack-ass speed lacing was implemented. 9 eyelets, with eyelets missing in the middle (probably to preserve a degree of mobility in the ankle), and a non-captoe design. Alternatively, the Alden AF43 black shell cordovans appeal to me greatly but I can't nearly afford them. As I'm a poor student I'm looking for something in the $100 - $250 range, preferably. I'd be very curious to see more fashion-forward elaborations on this basic design as well. It may very well turn out that some of you simply know of a source for this particular pair of boots on the internet that I haven't been able to find, which would be splendid. For reference I'm living in the Manhattan area so all of NYC is at my disposal. Here is a photograph of the exact type that I've been looking for:
Preferably new, but used versions on ebay and the like work too. My somewhat in depth search hasn't been successful so far. Thank you!