whittond Posted October 24, 2023 #1 Posted October 24, 2023 HELLO ALL, WANTED TO SHARE THESE PHOTOS AND INFO ON THIS PAIR OF 1960, YES 1960 DATED AND MARKED US JUNGLE BOOTS. I HAVE PAIRS DATED FROM 1962-1973, KNOWING HOW RARE THE 1962-1964 US JUNGLE BOOTS ARE, BUT I HAD NO IDEA THIS VERSION WAS MADE AS EARLY AS 1960. THE BOOTS ARE THE SAME DESIGN AS THE 1962-1963 BOOTS WITH THE LEATHER LEG REINFORCEMENT, NO ANKLE REINFORCEMENT, BUT THE SOLES ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE 1962-1963 BOOTS AND ARE VERY SIMILAR PATTERN TO THE 1962 US "OKINAWA" JUNGLE BOOTS. THE LEATHER LEG REINFORCEMENT STRAP IS DATE STAMPED: 4 - 60 THE LEATHER LEG REINFORCEMENT STRAP IS SIZE STAMPED: 7 W THERE IS ANOTHER STAMP INBETWEEN THE SIZE AND DATE STAMP I CANNOT MAKE IT OUT CLEARLY, IT IS LETTERS INSIDE A RECTANGLE, LOOKS LIKE: G J (BEST I CAN DETERMINE) LEATHER LEG REINFORCEMENT STRAP COMPLETE MARKING: 7 W GJ 4 - 60 THE INSIDE OF THE BOOTS NEAR THE TOP ON THE CANVAS, THEY ARE MFG MARKED IN A SILVERY WHITE INK: 7 W 90329 GENESCO DAIS - ?? - QM - 1503 (BEST I CAN DETERMINE) APRIL 22, 1960 THE SOLE OF THE BOOTS ARE MARKED: QMC. R&E 7 ENJOY THE PHOTOS. SEMPER FI, MSGT DAN WHITTON USMC (RET)
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