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High Gloss Bates shoes ?

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#1

Hi all,

I have got a question on a pair of Bates shoes. Can someone of you tell me what is the date of manufacture on these pair of shoes. Could it be 1996 ? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much for your help in advance.

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#2

Ahh, yes corfam already shined shoes. I'm not sure about that being a date. "05 09" is also a possibility. These were commercial items you could buy in the military clothing sales store and PX. 

#3

I'm going to agree with them being made in 2009. I bought my personal pair of shoes when I was a department head, and the 10/07 makes sense for being purchased in late 2007. 

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#4

Good old Bates! Popular with military, law enforcement and security. I had low quarters in the military and chukka boots when I was in law enforcement. 

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#5

Hi,

Great !!! that's good news. It was mere coincidence to get these pair of shoes ,and now I got an exact matching pair for my uniform. Thank you very much again for your help.👍

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