Billw12280
Sergeant
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2017
Merry Christmas all, I hope you are all enjoying the holiday!
I received an amazing present today and I was hoping to get some help/opinions. My wife gave me an awesome pair of boots but I'm not sure if they are Civil War or post war so I thought I'd post some images for your insight. The boots are knee high, approximately 22" at the tallest point, made of a russet brown leather with cloth boot pulls, and square toes. They appear to be made for left and right wear though. The soles are held in place with brass square head nails and steel? nails at the heel. The only markings I can find are what appear to be possible collection catalog numbers on the bottoms of the soles. I believe the russet brown leather was uncommon during the Civil War, except from the southern states if I'm not mistaken. On the other hand IIRC the taller boots were less common post war? I know officers would privately purchase their uniforms and footwear but does anybody see any indications of whether these are military or civilian boots? If so what should I look for to make that determination? I am leaning more towards post war but still think they are awesome.
I received an amazing present today and I was hoping to get some help/opinions. My wife gave me an awesome pair of boots but I'm not sure if they are Civil War or post war so I thought I'd post some images for your insight. The boots are knee high, approximately 22" at the tallest point, made of a russet brown leather with cloth boot pulls, and square toes. They appear to be made for left and right wear though. The soles are held in place with brass square head nails and steel? nails at the heel. The only markings I can find are what appear to be possible collection catalog numbers on the bottoms of the soles. I believe the russet brown leather was uncommon during the Civil War, except from the southern states if I'm not mistaken. On the other hand IIRC the taller boots were less common post war? I know officers would privately purchase their uniforms and footwear but does anybody see any indications of whether these are military or civilian boots? If so what should I look for to make that determination? I am leaning more towards post war but still think they are awesome.