British Assault boots

[TallGuy]

I'm thinking about ordering some British assault boots but I'm trying to figure out what size to get. I normally wear size 13-14 sneakers. I have a size 13 wide Altama boots but they're a bit too big, so I think I'd need a size 12.5.
I've seen a lot of size conversion charts that say that British sizes are one size smaller and others that say they're a half size smaller.
These assault boots also come in small, medium and large, are those the widths?

Thanks.


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[Royal]

British military sizes are (roughly) one size smaller than US makes such as Altama or Danner. The wide width fitting equates to a Danner EE fitting or an Altama Wide. Small width fittings are (I presume, 'cos I'm a wide) really narrow.


Personaly I wouldn't touch assault boots with a sterilised barge pole. They're ****e (but, that said I know some people who like them ;) ).

[Sabre]

I second the 'not with a barge pole' motion, but there are some who swear by them.

Quality-wise, they're great. The leather is fine and the lining is comfortable. The soles aren't anything special like vibram, but they're good enough. The problem I found with them is that when you break them in it's pot luck as to whether creases in the leather form in the right spots or not. I have one pair that are very comfortable, but I've never worn them in the field, and another pair that are as uncomfortable as hell. I wore those on a 25 miler and ended up with achillies tendonitis.

They would be perfectly fine boots if only they'd use the same design as the Pro Boot. They need the addition of a padded collar and a flexible heel panel.

That's what I think of them, if you buy some try to break them in comfortably, if that's at all possible.

[indigo_prime]

Be careful buying assault boots at the moment. Late last year there was a plague of boots with soles that disintegrated after only a few weeks of wear.

All the boots were pulled from the stores and who knows where they ended up, my guess is dump stores :)

[Sabre]

Yeah, I remember that. It led to loads of TA units being told they could expect their boots after about a year in their units! :lol:

The army was down something like 20,000 pairs!