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LOT 1991
German WWII Winter Over Boots
CIRCA 1940S A.D.
12 3/8 in. (3.25 kg total, 31.5 cm high).
The uppers of thick leather and a thick green-grey wool felt, leather mounts and hemming, iron buckles, wooden soles. [2]
Provenance
Acquired from Czerny's Auctions, Italy, 2019, lot 79563.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the Czerny's invoice and listing.
Footnotes
A type worn by German troops, mostly on the Russian front during the ferocious winter conditions experienced by the German army during the retreat from Stalingrad.
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LOT 1991
German WWII Winter Over Boots
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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