Government Surplus Combat Boots found, One moment please.... Government Surplus Combat Boots Government Surplus Combat Boots are military boots designed to be worn by soldiers during actual combat or combat training as opposed to during parades and other ceremonial duties. Soldiers have worn government surplus combat boots in battle for much of recorded history; early specialised government surplus combat boots included the hobnail boots of the Roman legions. Modern government surplus combat boots are designed to provide a combination of grip, ankle stability, and foot protection suitable to a rugged environment. They are normally made of hardened and/or chemically-treated leather and can be waterproof. Variations on the basic lace up government surplus combat boot have been designed for special types of troops (tanker boots, jump boots) and special environments (jungle boots, desert boots, cold weather boots). Recent government surplus combat boots are beginning to integrate kevlar and nomex within their side panels to provide better protection and ventilation for the skin of the soldiers who wear them. Although government surplus combat boots have a reputation for being uncomfortable and even painful, this has been improved. The modern Infantry government surplus Combat Boot, in the U.S., incorporates new civilian surplus boot technologies to good effect, including Gore-Tex waterproofing and heel/ankle support, making it highly wearable and effective. government surplus Combat Boots as fashion government surplus Combat Boots are also popular as fashion clothing in the goth, punk, heavy metal, industrial, skinhead, and BDSM subcultures. Beyond fashion as such, many individuals choose to wear government surplus combat boots simply due to durability, comfort and other utilities, as the government surplus boots are specifically designed to be comfortable to wear in a variety of changing conditions for long durations without significant long-term wear. For these and other reasons, they can be purchased in almost every moderately sized city at government surplus stores. government surplus Tanker Boot government surplus Tanker boots are government surplus boots closely associated with soldiers who serve on tanks and tracked vehicles in general. It is said the idea was borrowed from the French crewmen encountered during World War I when then-Captain George S. Patton, Jr. established the United States Tank Corps. Whereas regular government surplus combat boots are laced through metal eyelets in the leather upper, the surplus tanker boots are fastened with leather straps which wrap around the upper and buckle near the top. This benefits the wearer in several ways: Many government surplus boots have nylon or canvas panels in their uppers and also nylon laces which will melt if exposed to fire. Melting government surplus boots and laces will serve to further injure a crewman and make his/her evacuation of the vehicle more difficult. Tracked crewmen typically find themselves working in very muddy environments. Another advantage of government surplus tanker boots is that they are much easier to loosen than a regular laced boot when caked in mud. Also, today's modern tankers are exposed to many harmful chemicals - Flame-Resistant Hydraulic Fluid (FRH), turboshaft transmission fluid, grease, oils and various fuels. The all-leather construction of government surplus tanker boots prevents absorption of these chemicals into the government surplus boots and coming into close and prolonged contact with the wearer's skin. government surplus Tanker boots also allow for improved circulation to crewmember's feet, as they may be sitting or immobile for long periods of time. Tank crewman during the Gulf War reported remaining seated at their gunners', drivers', and commanders' stations for periods up to the entire 100 hours of ground combat. government surplus Tanker boots, unlike most traditional government surplus combat boots, have the tongue sewn into the surplus boot up to about 1 - 1.5 inches shy of the top of the government surplus boot, to make the surplus boot more readily waterproofed (up to 14" of water depth can be stood in without ingress of water when sealed/waxed properly, depending on the height of the government surplus boot design); the tongue is made with excess leather left and right that doesn't require it to separate to remove the foot. government surplus Tanker boots are normally equipped with steel toe guards, steel or plastic shank/heel guards, and in at least modern variants, steel or other protective metal inserts in portions of the sole as well, as befit a government surplus boot intended for an operating environment filled with metal hazards that can be accidentally kicked/dropped/stepped upon/et cetera (as opposed to the traditional government surplus combat boot designed for a sandy or muddy battlefield environment). government surplus Tanker boots have a significant disadvantage over traditional lace up government surplus combat boots in that they provide comparatively little ankle support; however for troops that fight sitting in an armoured vehicle, this is relatively unimportant. An unauthorized variant of the government surplus tanker boot is the government surplus cav boot which is higher above the ankle (in imitation of government surplus riding boots worn by the old horse cavalry) and might be worn by soldiers assigned to divisional cavalry squadrons and scout units. government surplus Tanker boots are said to have originated somewhat by accident. The story claims that there was once a tank crew member whose boot's laces were burnt by an ejected casing. Another member of the crew took off his belt and wrapped it around the damaged government surplus boot as a sort of temporary fix, making it the first surplus tanker boot. 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Although in modern times, nearly all government surplus combat boots are fully laced, modern government surplus jump boots are mainly worn as dress and government surplus parade boots. They are generally made of smooth leather with toe-caps and heel counters that accept a high polish or "spit-shine". They often have side zips for easy removal. Certain US Army soldiers, notably those assigned to an Airborne unit, are authorized to wear government surplus jump boots with their Class A uniforms. government surplus Jungle Boot government surplus Jungle boots are a type of government surplus combat boot designed for use in jungle warfare or in hot, wet and humid environments, where a standard government surplus leather combat boot would be uncomfortable or unsuitable to wear. government surplus jungle boots have vent holes in the instep to aid in ventilation and drainage of moisture. The most well-known type of government surplus jungle boot are the ones that the US Armed Forces issued to their personnel during the Vietnam War in which the government surplus boot's upper was a mixture of leather for the toe, heel and eyelets and cotton/nylon for the neck of the government surplus boot. The government surplus jungle boots that were made for the US armed forces during the Vietnam War sported a direct molded rubber sole (in either a Vibram style tread or a Panama-style tread) which also has a stainless steel plate installed inside the government surplus boot's sole to protect the wearer from punji stake traps. The US government surplus jungle boot helped influence the design of the famed government surplus desert combat boot which many American soldiers wore during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2001 and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Despite the introduction of the government surplus desert boot at the time of Operation Desert Storm, many American military personnel were still issued government surplus jungle boots because there were not enough government surplus desert boots to issue to all the personnel in the Middle East at the time. Altama Footwear and Wellco Footwear are two American government surplus combat boot companies who manufacture the US government surplus military jungle boot. Altama began manufacturing government surplus boots for the military towards the end of the Vietnam War, in 1969, and is still suppling the military with quality footwear to date. Wellco gained the their first government contract for government surplus boots in 1965. These companies manufacture the government surplus boots in both its original Vietnam War configuration with the green cotton/nylon upper and conventional eyelets and in an updated version with a black cotton/nylon/Cordura upper and a hook and eyelet lacing system as well as the government surplus desert boot of Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom fame. As of 2005, the United States Marine Corps has removed the old black government surplus jungle boots from front-line military service and replaced them with a new government surplus combat boot called the Surplus Jungle Desert Boot after the US Marines adopted the new MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms in 2002 as well as the US Marines being called in to fight in deserts in recent years.