Johan Willaert Posted November 2, 2013 Share #1 Posted November 2, 2013 I picked these up at last week's Ciney show because I was intrigued by the style and lack of QM markings... Smooth style, NO toecap shoes similar to the standard Service shoes but no BOSTON Depot markings on the inside... Only US Army reference I could find is on the rubber soles... Both tongues are marked ?O???RAVER USA and both shoes carry the same yellow painted number inside... I showed these to many collectors at the show and the general concensus was that they were transitional shoes between smooth shoes and rough-outs... But are they??? Any ideas??? All markings are pictured.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sabrejet Posted November 2, 2013 Share #3 Posted November 2, 2013 Johan...I have a similar pair. I'll check for markings later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted November 2, 2013 Thanks Ian! Yours have the full rubber soles, so another variation??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 2, 2013 Share #5 Posted November 2, 2013 Thanks Ian! Yours have the full rubber soles, so another variation??? So it would appear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 2, 2013 Share #6 Posted November 2, 2013 Johan...I just had a quick look. The QM stampings are faded but there is a name and serial #, so they were issued at some point. The soles are unworn so they must have been refurbished. I'll post pics later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted November 2, 2013 Share #7 Posted November 2, 2013 Her's my pair. Can't remember where I picked them up but I've had them for years. Mint unissued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 2, 2013 Share #8 Posted November 2, 2013 Johan's, mine and yours too Robert, all have the same style of yellow stamped digits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted November 2, 2013 Share #9 Posted November 2, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted November 2, 2013 Share #10 Posted November 2, 2013 I think because of the big sizes of our shoes there probably not many back then that had that big of feet. Thats why their non issued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted November 2, 2013 Share #11 Posted November 2, 2013 UMMM< They'd fit me just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted November 2, 2013 Thanks for adding them... seems yours have the USA marking on the leather portion of the sole... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted November 2, 2013 Share #13 Posted November 2, 2013 UMMM< They'd fit me just fine They fit me just fine. Only had them on once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 2, 2013 Share #14 Posted November 2, 2013 Personal markings applied inside my service shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARman Posted July 1, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 1, 2014 hi guys! just received a nice pair of the same kind of shoes.. no years or QMD stamps..just size on tongue and inside shoes (11 1/2 A) ; markings on sole (USA No 110) and on rubber sole.. yellow stamp reads EBENEZER USA. I was told they were economy made Service Shoes II Type in order to save on rubber by deleting toecap. btw can u advice me if i may use some leather cream to keep em soft and pliabel as they are? in fact they r practically unissued..just some wear on the front.. thinks someone used em during postwar years to have a stroll.. thanks for ur help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARman Posted July 1, 2014 Share #16 Posted July 1, 2014 maybe is a dumb question but they re my first pair of original shoes! and got them for 100 bucks + shipping (and customs fees..mostly due to seller who wrote twice the shipping costs... and the italian customs are always happy to drain my money and blood :-) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930artdeco Posted July 2, 2014 Share #17 Posted July 2, 2014 BARman, $100 plus s&h is not bad. I use PECARDS on my antique shoes and it works wonders. My first posthere were about my black lace up riding boots which were very dry. I put about three coats of their antique leather conditioner on and let it sit for awhile. I just put another two coats on and the leather is so soft now. Hope this helps. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted June 30, 2015 Share #18 Posted June 30, 2015 I recently picked up a pair of unknown service shoes similar to the ones in this thread. Mine are the full-soled variety: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted June 30, 2015 Share #19 Posted June 30, 2015 Like most of the others in this thread, mine also have yellow ink stampings inside and stamped size markings on the tongue. Mine also have a laundry mark on the inside so they were clearly issued. Has anyone ever determined exactly what these are and when they were used? They're clearly not cut down from a taller boot so I'm pretty sure they're World War 2 era. Does anyone have any additional information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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