AUSTRIAN WWI ENLISTED RANKS BOOTS when the cap was constructed

when the cap was constructed

but is good

all insignia visible

this has very minor moth nips around the crotch area

it was re-formed in June 43 as the 44th Hoch Und Deutschmeister Infantry Division and sent to Monte Cassino in November

AUSTRIAN WWI ENLISTED RANKS BOOTS when the cap was constructedAs is well known amongst collectors, obtaining the footwear and trousers of any of the combatant nations of WWI is extremely difficult, the reason being that most of these boots and trousers were worn out after the soldiers return from the front. This is a rare pair of Austrian WWI enlisted ranks boots, of relatively small size, complete with all the nails and cleats on the soles and heels. Nine eyelets to each boot. The identity of these boots has