Mil-Tec Type III "Roughout" Service Shoe 3 Year Review

[@wcftproductions]

"Boot is to hard" Reminds me of the time I bought new brogans the night before the remembrance parade in gettysburg😂

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If the upper really is that tough I wonder about the resoleability… They certainly look like they are classically Goodyear welted, so it would be amazing if they were resoleable, too!

[@5oclock_Charlie]

Ive resoled my ATF rough outs once, had them for over two years and 1k+ miles. I used smwholesale soles i found them to be rather expensive and quite soft. They wear out quite quick. If theres an alternative to them go with it as the soft rubber is nice for comfort but not in longevity.

[@petersimeone3491]

You def need to give those a good cleaning with saddle soap and scrape off all that old dubbing. It’s holding in the dirt which is what will eventually kill the leather.

[@reenactmentdays5891]

I'll give it a try, thanks for the tip

[@BenjaminSkelton-pz9mc]

How are these in terms of fit/sizing?

[@reenactmentdays5891]

They said they run about a half size big. I am a 10.5 and it was about that for me. They are leather boots and will eventually form to your foot. If it's a little too small it will stretch a little. My big toe would always push up on the leather so it would hurt when wearing for a while. Now it has a small bump on the top for my toe to do that and they are very nice to wear.

[@stretchedout6600]

If they type III shouldn't they have the toe cap?

[@reenactmentdays5891]

Some did but most didn't. they got rid of it for the rough outs

[@robertmunoz7543]

This is true!🤔 Jman

[@R-Batty]

Hello , type3 with toe cap are very rare , toe cap are for type 2 . Here is what i found on the ATF site : " History: In the Fall of 1942, the US Army Quartermaster developed the "Type III" service shoe. The new boots looked very similar to the ones issued during the First World War. The most obvious change from the previous models was the leather being turned flesh side out, which was more water repellent, especially once dubbing was applied. Most had a full rubber sole, although some were made with hobnails. These are reproductions of first production batch of the new shoes. The toe caps and riveted stays were dropped from the specifications in the Summer of 1943, meaning only those Type III's produced in the first 6 months had them. Originals examples of this pattern boot are now extremely hard to come by as most were issued and worn out during the War. "

[@stretchedout6600]

@@R-Batty awsome info thanks.

[@tell_acc]

Please please please discard those laces and replace them with proper WWII ones. Makes these combat boots look so much better and they're relatively cheap to obtain.

[@hawkevick9184]

they look like my grandpas m66 Norwegian ancke Boots.

[@robertmunoz7543]

Used & abused?😳 Jman

[@tubby-w4o]

what does Jman mean? you have been saying it alot

[@robertmunoz7543]

@@tubby-w4o its a former AFR call sign junk man as in connoisseur of big azz women!😳 Jman

[@tubby-w4o]

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