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19th June 2016, 07:54 PM
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17th century French or German Cuirassier’s Jackboots,
At last I had the opportunity to find these jackboots.
They are heavy boots of hardened blackened leather. The feet have soles made up of several layers of nailed leather. Wide bootlegs with heavy sewn-on knee flaps .One boot with an iron spur.These boots which were worn by armoured cavalrymen to protect their legs from slashing. any comments on it will be welcome. BEST Cerjak |
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19th June 2016, 08:01 PM
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OTHER EXAMPLAR
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20th June 2016, 07:48 AM
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Here two fotos of what I think are Prussian cuirassier boots about 1740. On display at Rastatt Castle Military Museum.
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20th June 2016, 01:42 PM
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No apparent consideration of wearer comfort!
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20th June 2016, 05:58 PM
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20th June 2016, 06:05 PM
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22nd June 2016, 12:47 AM
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There is a certain comfort in the thought of retaining one's lower appendages. |
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23rd June 2016, 11:30 AM
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Absolutely excellent , what a great find. When I was a teenager in the 1960s there was a pub nearby which had a single boot much like your examples . It was in a glass case and was claimed to be that of a 17th century highwayman .... left in a hurry as he escaped the law ! Needless to say the name of the pub was 'The Boot' ... the pub was since refurbished and the boot has disappeared .
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