These boots along with our officer's boots are the only boots today made from the proper "waxed flesh" type of leather used during the 19th century. Only one tannery in the United States is still making this leather. If you want a pair of boots with the look of the originals, none of that fuzzy suede. These are them
Copied from an original pair in my own collection. These boots are 100% correct for an enlisted impression. Look at the photos. Boots were worn in the army. I have a copy of a letter from a Union soldier writing home to get a pair of boots made and have them shipped to him.
Boots are the correct styling using one piece of leather for the vamp and the front of the shaft. Our heels have a high quality stiffner in them to give years of use. We now put the heel stiffner on the outside of the boots, just like the pair of my originals. This gives you a smooth seamless inside to reduce the wearpoints (on you, ouch). The soles are fully pegged, and the heels have our standard horseshoe heelrims. An exellent boot for both a mounted and foot soldiers impressions. Style is right on. Materials are right on, They're good.
.See the photographs below of our reproductions right beside the orginial 19th century boots they were copied from. No other maker would dare put his boot in the same photo as an original.

THESE BOOTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN HALF SIZES.
Please round up a half size (example: 9 1/2 up to 10) They run long. So the difference of a half size is used up in the toe room. ( a half size is 1/6th of an inch. If you are worried about the fit please email me at rlandfootwear@rogers.com and I can send to you by email one of my measuring info. sheets. Fill it in and send it back. I'll suggest to you what size would fit the best.

Details of the soles. Our boot and an original. Original is only a size 6

details of the toe shape. Note the exact match of our reproduction and the original

The heel area. Note the shape of the heel. The outside heel counter (stiffner), the extra stitching to keep the heel strong. Identicle to an original boot.

 

Would anyone else making boots dare to put their boots beside an original?

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