Chindit Posted October 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2019 Hello, The vast majority of the Type II service shoes that I have seen have the typical "cap toe". However, I have seen on occasion shoes that are identical to the cap toes but have a plain toe, ie no cap. Was this type of shoe issued at the same time, or is it some type of private purchase. BTW, were the cap toes worn by enlisted men for dress through the end of the war? Many thanks, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin45 Posted October 23, 2019 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2019 The specification was revised very late in the war (Sept 1945) removing the toe cap. Lots of detail on the progression of service shoe specifications at this outstanding site: https://www.usww2uniforms.com/9-6F.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themick Posted October 23, 2019 Share #3 Posted October 23, 2019 Wow, that's a great site Franklin45. Thanks for posting it. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindit Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted October 23, 2019 Franklin45, thanks for that great info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted October 24, 2019 Share #5 Posted October 24, 2019 Thanks - this is great information! For those interested in seeing pictures of a couple of different variations of these shoes, see this thread: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/192290-ww2-service-shoes-are-they/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 25, 2019 Share #6 Posted October 25, 2019 And this topic, a treasure trove of photos. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/85513-feet-dont-fail-me-now/?hl=%20feet%20%20don#39;t%20%20fail%20%20now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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