Pair brown leather ankle boots : Australian Army tropical issue

Pair of brown leather ankle boots with leather soles and heels, heavy cotton stitching, six pairs of brown-painted brass lace eyelets, a leather loop at the upper rear of the boot to retain the laces, and a double row of stitching across the toe cap. Constructed with a wide tongue. Each sole is fitted with a set of seven cast brass cleats, into which is cast either L or R; and each heel is fitted with a thick (5 mm) steel reinforcing plate - these are tacked to the sole and heel with heavy duty brass tacks. The soles are impressed with the boot size 6/5 and B^2, and the uppers are impressed D^ , V874, 654 and 1945 at the top of the boot.

The fitted cleats denote tropical usage. Purchased from surplus stores.