Vietnam War Army Boots

Us army vietnam war era black leather boots size 12 regular 11 1970 with modifications.
Vietnam war army boots. Make offer nwt 1960 s us army vietnam war era jungle boots size 10n. Bata spike protective 1960s green vietnam hot weather jungle boots 13 n jj 333. In 1965 a boot incorporating most of the improvements developed since the end of world war ii for tropical climates was adopted by the u s. Army units were equipped with the m 1945 tropical combat boot.
In 1957 the us army switched to shined black combat boots although the transition to black boots was not completed until late in the vietnam war which also saw the introduction of the jungle boot. There are seven basic patterns of boots used during the vietnam war. Military as the m 1966 jungle boot 1 7 developed by the natick laboratories and the shoe industry. The soles of these are spike protective made to protect soldiers from stepping on booby trap spikes buried in the jungle.
These boots have od green canvas uppers leather bottoms and feature panama soles. Both of these boots had a direct molded sole. In the early years of the vietnam war some u s. The jungle boot had a black leather lower and an olive drab canvas later nylon upper.
Government jungle boot designed for the terrain of vietnam. Description the original u s.