Original Imperial German WWI M1866 Style Marschstiefel Enlisted Issue Marching Jack Boots with Pull-up Straps - Excellent British Helmets complete with full leather liner

complete with full leather liner and chinstrap

with an 11 inch head and 13 1/2 inch resonator

This would be a welcomed addition to any late-18th/Early 19th Century British collection

Reynolds being carried to the rear on a stretcher

The lock plate is marked clearly with R

Original Imperial German WWI M1866 Style Marschstiefel Enlisted Issue Marching Jack Boots with Pull-up Straps - Excellent British Helmets complete with full leather linerOriginal Items. Only One Set Available. The M1866 Marschstiefel, were also known as Infanteriestiefel , but Frontsoldaten themselves would call them "Knobelbecher" (Dice shakers). Prior to 1910, Marschstiefel were dyed black, but with the issue of the new field uniform in 1910, boots and other leather gear were issued in the natural brown leather. This is a tremendous pair, the nicest we have offered, with the leather in fantastic service used