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filupe- MODERATOR
- Location : Oz
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Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
Registration date : 2010-06-12
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Love the para boots filupe, I missed out on a pair of these last year, thanks for sharing yours Mate.
This style was around in the 70's, and I believe they were based on the British SAS thick soled Para-boots from memory.
This style was around in the 70's, and I believe they were based on the British SAS thick soled Para-boots from memory.
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
Registration date : 2010-08-11
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MMMMM Nice I have a pair of Civilian jump boots of a simular design that I used to use for sky diving in the late 80s early 90s
Bury_Dave- Senior Lieutenant
- Name : Dave
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Easy Gee wrote:Love the para boots filupe, I missed out on a pair of these last year, thanks for sharing yours Mate.
This style was around in the 70's, and I believe they were based on the British SAS thick soled Para-boots from memory.
I had a pair back in the day. But you are incorrect in your assumption that they were based on a British SAS boot. The reality was that those who went to Pau (France) to do the HALO course got issued them and kept them. Bit of a status symbol. You would also see RAF PJI's wearing them as they had done the same course. I assume that French ankles are a little more 'precious' thank British ones !
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
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Bury_Dave wrote:Easy Gee wrote:Love the para boots filupe, I missed out on a pair of these last year, thanks for sharing yours Mate.
This style was around in the 70's, and I believe they were based on the British SAS thick soled Para-boots from memory.
I had a pair back in the day. But you are incorrect in your assumption that they were based on a British SAS boot. The reality was that those who went to Pau (France) to do the HALO course got issued them and kept them. Bit of a status symbol. You would also see RAF PJI's wearing them as they had done the same course. I assume that French ankles are a little more 'precious' thank British ones !
Cool, thanks for clearing that one up Dave
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
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If I rember correctly seeing members of the Red Devils wearing them at the 1980 army display
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 53
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Just scored myself a pair of these,named inside ROBERTS 565.