UNKNOWN EXACT WE BELIEVE THEY WERE MADE BY CHIPPEWA. 11D (SIZE 11, D = REGULAR WIDTH). NEW OLD STOCK CONDITION, NEW VINTAGE NO BOX BOOTS MAY HAVE MINOR EVIDENCE OF WEAR FROM LONG TERM STORAGE BUT ARE NEW AND UNWORN NONETHELESS - SEE PHOTOS OF ACTUAL ABOUT.
THESE US ARMY MOUNTAIN SKI BOOTS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS: CHIPPEWA BOOTS, SPECIAL FORCES SKI BOOTS, or 10. ORIGINAL TO SOLDIERS OF THE US ARMY'S 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (ABN). THESE BOOTS WERE ISSUED TO SF SOLIDERS WHEN 10.
GROUP WAS LOCATED AT FT DEVENS, MA AND WINTER COMBAT & SKI TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED AT FT DRUM, NY. OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 2 VERSIONS OF THESE BOOTS.
THE FIRST VERSION FEATURED 7 PAIRS OF EYELETS, WITH 4 PAIRS OF LACE HOOKS, FOLLOWED BY ONE MORE SET OF EYELETS AT THE TOP. THE SECOND VERSION FEATURED THE ENTIRE LACING SYSTEM OF CAPTURED D-RINGS, THIS IS THE PAIR THAT IS SHOWN IN THE VINTAGE PHOTO. THE BOOTS WE ARE OFFERING HERE ARE THE EARLY FIRST VERSION. GROOVED HEEL & SQUARE TOE FOR SKI BINDINGS.80% WOOL / 20% RAYON INSULATING SOLES INSOLES MADE IN JAPAN. 100% LEATHER UPPER & LINING. VIBRAM SOLE AFFIXED WITH BRASS TACKS. The item "US MILITARY ARMY MOUNTAIN SKI BOOT LEATHER 10TH SFG CHIPPEWA BOOTS 11D VINTAGE" is in sale since Wednesday, February 12, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Surplus\Uniforms & BDUs".
The seller is "wardog-surplus" and is located in Toledo, Ohio. This item can be shipped worldwide.