on-to-berlin Posted June 11, 2018 Share #1 Posted June 11, 2018 I recently acquired these mint condition jump boots made by Herman. I am pretty sure they are ww2 but not exactly if late war or mid war etc. From when on were they used? Also how common were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 11, 2018 Share #2 Posted June 11, 2018 I typically see the Herman boots in post war Airborne groups and 11th Airborne groups from the 50s. Herman was a private shoe maker and made shoes for commercial sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on-to-berlin Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted June 12, 2018 O.k. so now I would be looking for nice 1950s 11th Airborne items to create a nice maneqin. What kind of trousers would have been worn by airborne troups? OG107s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted June 12, 2018 Share #4 Posted June 12, 2018 O.k. so now I would be looking for nice 1950s 11th Airborne items to create a nice maneqin.What kind of trousers would have been worn by airborne troups?OG107s? If you are wanting to do a Korean War era paratrooper, you are going to need a pair of rigger modified M1943 field trousers with the large bellows pockets added. They are rather hard to find and when they are, they are usually advertised a WWII paratrooper trousers with an accompanying high price tag. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 12, 2018 Share #5 Posted June 12, 2018 You can also go with the hbt pattern uniform and pants with hip pockets. I knew a couple 11th vets who wore these as training or fatigue uniforms. Easier to find compared to the modified M43-51 trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 13, 2018 Share #6 Posted June 13, 2018 Here is the uniform I mentioned. Both he and his brother were in the 11th Abn.He brother was KIA in Korea. THe shirt is a WW2 modified to post WW2 specs with the smaller pockets.The gas flap was removed but the buttons are still there. The trousers are the typical WW2 M43 HBT pattern Maybe more of a garrison or base uniform for duty/work rather than combat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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patches Posted June 13, 2018 Share #8 Posted June 13, 2018 And just to add something fun, a period depiction of paratroopers in the Korean War era, this from the 1952 movie Jumping Jacks, a movie where the characters are in the 508th RCT, the movie was filmed on location at Ft Bragg, note the M43 trousers on these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on-to-berlin Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted June 13, 2018 That looks good! So then the hunt is on. Sometimes you find nice modified hbts from the 1950s. Seems as if there is not a big demand for these but I always liked these kind of post war uniforms. What kind of caps would go with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just another collector Posted January 10, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 10, 2019 Very interesting! I can finally put the mystery of my grandpa’s boots to rest. Glad I found this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 10, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 10, 2019 Very interesting! I can finally put the mystery of my grandpa’s boots to rest. Glad I found this That's right, there's those small tan or whatever discs on the soles like on the ones you have from him. But they are in different spots, no biggie though, this thing with the discs seem to be somewhat common on commercially made GI boots from different manufacturers in the 50s and 60s. Like a couple of years ago, at a Army Navy store here in NYC where I live, Kaufman's (The only one of it's type left in all of Manhattan), I seen a pair of Black Combat boots from the 1960s, M1947 type with the toe cap, and not the 1962-63 McNamara type. Brand new they where, never worn, they had Green discs on the soles, too bad I was broke I would of bought them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamiel_Kafka Posted March 8 Share #12 Posted March 8 Thank you very much. Reading your input, it makes me concluded such boost are POST WW2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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