Long Buckby Officer 'George' Formal Mess, Dress & Parade Boots Circa 1950’s Size 7
Great Condition for Age with only relatively minor overall signs of wear given their age. Well looked after, cherished pair of my fathers dress boots from his Sandhurst Officer training days, 1950's when he and his pals would race up the A3 to London to the Rag & Famish (The Army & Navy Club) Pall Mall in an old 1920 Rolls Royce he picked up for a song when they were out of fashion. Whilst he never had much money to his name, he always appreciated quality. During his service with the Royal Engineers he with some pride dined on the Royal Yacht Britannia . He continued to wear them on occasion last worn Barbican 2018 (graduation). Always shoe-treed (not supplied).
British Army Officer’s George Boot with Spur attachment (not supplied) Long Buckby Shoes Circa 1953
The firm of Long Buckby shoes was a supplier of boots and shoes to the military into the 1950s. A pair of their Hob-Nail Boots from 1942 associated with service in the Royal Artillery is on display in the Imperial War Museums to this day. This venerable firm produced high quality boots and shoes on government contract during WWII and for years thereafter.
This boot is made to military specification and is one of the first authentic British Army George Boots introduced in 1952 to replace the Wellington Boot. It is traditionally worn as a formal mess, dress and parade boot. This original military spurred model -notice the fixture in the heel for attaching spurs- with higher-set eyelets and rearward set quarters should not be confused with the less robust civilian models of George Boots produced today or the similar but lower cut laced or buckled Chukka boots.
The overall effect of the George Boot’s cut and lacing, the uninterrupted sweep of the vamp, the disappearance of the lacing under trousers, is one of sleekness and elegance and as highly recommended for business wear (preferably without spurs) as it is for jeans. Spurs to fit are not included.
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