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Old 01-17-2012, 05:58 PM   #1
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Default WW2 Period Russian Flght Boots

Hello, I am trying to put together a russian ww2 period pilot or aircrewman. ( I started a few months ago with a correct original flight helmet). I found a pair of boots being offered for sale and would like to know if they are correct original ww2 russian flight boots. I will post pics. I'm asking because I'm not an expert on russian ww2 stuff and so I need some help from others. (The flight helmet was easy because there were many photos I could compare to). Unfortunately there aren't many photos of flight boots. If someone could post some period photos, this would be helpful. Thanks.
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Old 01-18-2012, 01:28 AM   #2
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These are not WW" period boots IMHO - the rubber sole is modern. As far as i know, in WW2 they used only leather soles on felt boots (valenki).
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Old 01-18-2012, 08:59 AM   #3
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As I know "valenki" never used by Soviet pilots
There are different types of winter boots for Soviet pilots during ww2.
Here is period photo of two Soviet pilots wearing such a "unti" boots.
As you see they have the same srtructure but with additional fur cover fastened over by belts you also have on your example.
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Old 01-18-2012, 09:08 AM   #4
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Your boots are definitly Soviet and ww2 type but its hard to say when they were produced. As I know such a boots were produced long time after ww2 and probably are producing now.

Here is wartime photo of Hero of The Soviet Union fighter captain Kuliyev Adil Husein oglu (wearing same boots)
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Old 01-18-2012, 05:32 PM   #5
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Thank you gentlemen for your responses. Thank you Komandir. So I learned the boots from the pic I posted are Russian pilot or aircrew boots but they may have been manufactured after the war. So I learned the boots in the pic I posted are missing the section of fur that goes around the outside. I have a question, were some of the boots used with the section of fur (that goes around the outside) missing? Thank you.
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Old 01-18-2012, 08:47 PM   #6
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I think this fur cover used as additional protection by pilots of units fought on Northern fronts.
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Old 01-19-2012, 04:00 AM   #7
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Komandir, was this kind of rubber sole used in WW2 already? It looks like 70's design for me?
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Old 01-19-2012, 08:07 AM   #8
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It's not a rubber but micropore used on flight boots.
These boots actually could be produced postwar time but they undoubtly are Soviet ww2 type winter flight boots.
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