AUSTRIAN WWI ENLISTED RANKS BOOTS Excellent condition skull

Excellent condition skull

featuring vivid colours and excellent detail

The crossguard eagle remains well-defined

The helmet is maker marked ‘P Casten & Sohne’ underneath the front of the stepped peak

All the steel fittings are covered in surface rust

AUSTRIAN WWI ENLISTED RANKS BOOTS Excellent condition skullAs is well known amongst collectors, obtaining the footwear and trousers of any of the combatant nations of WWI is extremely difficult, the reason being that most of these boots and trousers were worn out after the soldiers return from the front. This is a rare pair of Austrian WWI enlisted ranks boots, of a relatively small size, complete with all the nails and cleats on the soles and heels. Nine eyelets to each boot. The identity of these boots has