Australian 1967 Pattern 10085 Ankle Boots
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- A look at a pair of '60s Australian issue ankle boots.
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I was issued these, rubber soled, in 'June '85 at Kapooka (1 Recruit Trg Bn). 1pr of AB's and 1pr of GP's. Most training done in GP's while spit-polishing was practiced on AB's. AB's were used for 'drill week' [rehearsals for March-out] while GP's were Spit-Polished for the big day.
Hay mate. I am pretty sure that they would have be known inservice as simply ‘Boots, Ankle, Black’. Your pair is made to the exact design as later WW2 boots with the exception of being black. Later AB Boots were revised (such as pebbled leather and toe cap) but were also just known as ABs. Furthermore, they were worn with Gaiters. They were not called leggings.
Hi Leigh, thanks for the information! As you say the official nomenclature was Boots, Ankle, Black but these are made to Pattern 10085, as opposed to the later Boots AB you also mention so thought that was worth including. I'd seen many people refer to the three buckle gaiters as leggings (I assume because of the US WW2 terminology carrying over) so it's good to know the proper nomenclature, cheers.
Rifleman Moore You are totally right mate, they are super interesting. What I wanted to highlight was the nomenclature, in so much was they weren’t referred to by a pattern. On that note, as someone who used to wear them, we never referred to them as leggings only gaitors. Leggings is right for US WW2 but it’s a collectorism when referring to these.
I was issued with two pr Boots AB in 62 when I enlisted they didnt have tropical studs or rubber soles the rubber soles were a private purchase and fround upon by the RSM when I joined my first unit late 62 was issued with two pr of brown boots with tropical studs made in 1944 had to dye them black have been talking with mate who were in 1RAR at the same time and it was the same for them when I joined the Reserves in 82 got issued with one pr of Boots AB with rubber soles and a pr of Boots GP never wore the ABs
This pair of boots was known as "Boots, Ankle Black, Tropical Studded (Boots AB, TS)", I believe recruits were issued with 2 pair "Boots AB" (no studs) and then 1 pair "Boots AB, TS when they arrived in their unit after corps training (provided they were going to a Field Force unit i.e. Inf Bn), Boots AB, TS were designed to be worn in the field and not on a parade ground, these in turn were replaced in about 1968 by the version with the rubber sole, the old soldiers continued to wear their leather soled boots for parades, when I was at Kapooka (1 RTB) Feb to May 1971 we were issued with two pairs of the rubber soled AB's (1 pair for training and 1 pair for parades) which had to be highly polished (spit polished), then halfway through our training we were made to swap over the boots so that we then had to highly polish the field boots, I continued wearing these AB's through Infantry Centre and was not issued GP's (1 pair of Dunlops - I still have them) until I was posted to an Inf Bn, you only received the second pair of GP's if you were on the Vietnam Draft. Another point was that the rubber soled AB's were a slightly different shape (toe cap is more rounded) and made with a dimpled leather.
We had them in cadets. Not issued in regulars by 86. They didnt have leather laces either. Two kind of gaiters. One like British WW2 era for drill. And others like shown called mud gaiters. In rubber sole very comfy. My last pair died about 15 yr ago. I wore 2 pair as work boits took abot 20yr to kill them both
I think in the early part of the Vietnam war there some actually WW2 issue boots ( died black ) they rotted out pretty quick and no protection for booby traps ie.. spikes ,the GP boot had a steel plate which stopped spikes coming up though the the sole that was ok til the Vietcong twigged on and changed their booby traps to hit the ankles and of course when it came to landmines it probly did 'nt matter what boots you wore and that was probly a diggers biggest fear .
Nice pair of boots look in great condition even better polished with square cut laces. Look like
ammo boots but with the pebble pattern completely removed 👍
Andy
They are similar but the shape of the uppers is noticeably different when compared side by side. Unfortunately this was made before I could get back to my kit and pick up a pair for comparison!
Fantastic as allways
Cheers John!
At least to 1984 ( maybe longer ?) for recruit training at Kapooka.
I got some in '85 and I remember guys posted later to Regiments having them in '86.
@@petethebastard Maybe they got rid of them when they brought Cams in ? I never saw anyone wearing them other than Kapooka. I don't recall seeing them at Singleton.
Thanks for the info, always appreciated.
@@frogsgottalent1106 ...maybe, but I think they phased them out prior to DPCU's, thankfully! AB's took a lot more breaking-in than GP's. ...and gaiters, ugh!
I have these accept more brown and 1945 dated got them for 120 Australian dollar a good deal
Very Interesting, another great informative video take care out there
Glad you found it interesting!
What stands the "6" for between the 10 and the 67?
That, I do not know I am afraid!
It's the size, 10/6. The six being for the width.
Could be an indication of date of manufacture, i.e size 10, June '67.
Lucas Jeffery Spot on!
@@deradler7571 Thanks, mate.