Vietnam Era Black Combat Boots Question

[USAF29thINFvet]

Strange question but.....is there a "correct" shoe string that was issued with these? Was it a fat cotton type string or the skinny nylon type?

 

Thanks

[sigsaye]

Strange question but.....is there a "correct" shoe string that was issued with these? Was it a fat cotton type string or the skinny nylon type?

 

Thanks

. Mine were all the braided nylon type

[32sbct]

sigsaye is correct. I have an as new 1966 dated pair of black leather combat boots and the laces are the "skinny" braided nylon.

[sigsaye]

In fact, I got two new pair in 1984. The boots wore out, but Im still using the laces in the civilian steel toes I wear around the farm. The cub laces lasted about 2 months, but those 34 year old GI laces are still going strong.