Nkomo Posted September 25, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 25, 2007 I picked these shoes up recently at my local surplus shop for $5 dollars. They have a 10 stamped on the sole. Can anyone tell me what these are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share #2 Posted September 25, 2007 The sole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polygon Posted September 26, 2007 Share #3 Posted September 26, 2007 Some kind of overshoes perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted September 26, 2007 Share #4 Posted September 26, 2007 Take a look here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...41&hl=shoes (In case the link doesn't work, I did a search here on the forum and typed in "shoes." The thread is on page two of the results and is titled something like "Navy Seal/Delta Boots.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted September 26, 2007 Excellent! Thanks for your help!!!! Arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobleLoyalGSD Posted September 27, 2007 Share #6 Posted September 27, 2007 Excellent! Thanks for your help!!!!Arch There is a photo of these with the velcro closures in Kevin Lyles' book "US INFANTRY VIETNAM" (Concord Publications) with the description: "The Comfort Shoe, Type 2, or 'Bivouac Slipper':These were a part of the 'Delta Footwear' program developed for the 9th Infantry Division evaluation and eventual use. Designed so that the soldier could get out of wet boots and socks...[they] were a simple, velcro-fastened slipper which could be folded and kept in a pocket. 9th ID troops operated almost exclusively in the inundated Delta region and the Army was constantly looking for ways to reduce cases of immersion-foot and other water related problems." The Army used the 9th ID for field testing a lot of new or experimental stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted September 28, 2007 Interesting...when did the US military start using velcro on equipment? I would have thought in the late 1970's or early 1980's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED4 Posted September 28, 2007 Share #8 Posted September 28, 2007 The M-65 field jacket has velcro on it and so dose the LC-1 Canteen Cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobleLoyalGSD Posted September 28, 2007 Share #9 Posted September 28, 2007 The 1st and 2nd pattern two quart canteens, the 5qt collapsible canteen/floatation bladder, and the aircrew body armor"chicken-plate" , as well as the aircrew fire resistent shirts and pants all used velcro in their construction in the latter half of the 1960s. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted September 28, 2007 Share #10 Posted September 28, 2007 Velcro was actually a product developed for the military. It is called loop and pile fastener in military speak. It was first used in 1962. I am not sure when it was first used in civilian applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED4 Posted September 29, 2007 Share #11 Posted September 29, 2007 Velcro was invented in 1941 by a Swiss Engineer but not patented until 1951. The name Velcro comes from combining two French words for velvet and hook. This is from Wikiapedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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