Where can I get Buzz Rickson shoes? / Paratrooper boots

[dusty]

Is that a stupid question? I want a pair of these:

Or maybe I could settle for these repros from WWII Impressions -- anybody have experience?:

I'd like to get boots similar to these in calf too, if anybody has any suggestions.

 

[DNW]

Those boots are exactly what I want, except in smooth leather instead of suede. Cool boots, though.

 

[NoVaguy]

cool boots. most of the time, the suede boots i see are chukkas or chelseas. this is a good look, especially with denim.

 

[underwearer]

Id like to get these:

Or:

The first one is cordovan and they are both USMC.

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by underwearer

The first one is cordovan and they are both USMC.

I'm fairly sure they're using cordovan in the color sense and not in the horse's ass sense.

 

[Get Smart]

Originally Posted by DarkNWorn

Those boots are exactly what I want, except in smooth leather instead of suede. Cool boots, though.

those Red Wing GTs that a few of us picked up is basically that ^^^

 

[underwearer]

Originally Posted by NoVaguy

I'm fairly sure they're using cordovan in the color sense and not in the horse's ass sense.

Ah true. I suppose they would be $500 if they were...So were the OG ones real cordovan? They say this about the heel of the shoe, "(the heel) accurately depicts the USMC Cordovan shoe styling"

 

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by underwearer

Ah true. I suppose they would be $500 if they were...So were the OG ones real cordovan? They say this about the heel of the shoe, "(the heel) accurately depicts the USMC Cordovan shoe styling"

probably. i think at the time of WWII, or before it, shell cordovan was cheaper than calf leather.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i can't be arsed to look now but www.mil-mil.net usually has buzz rickson and lone wolf boots and they ship to USA fast i have always wanted roughouts

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

oh and i read somewhere about cordovan being used for boots for use by elite paratrooper dudes
back in the day like

sorry, i rush, i rush

 

[Manny Calavera]

I've always bee fascinated by the Buzz Rickson stuff despite the fact I probably wouldn't wear it. How is the construction quality?

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

^ superlative. obsessive attention to detail. over-constructed. too good too be true. flawless to a fault.

 

[ken]

^^
Better than sex?

 

[Willy McCoy]

I know this is a dead thread but here's where you can get these boots and they're well built! atthefront.com

 

[kiya]

We'll be carrying the entire Buzz Rickson and Lone Wolf line of boots at Patina when we open in the fall..