Corcoran Jump Boots Resole #46 

Me too. 1984, only I was an idiot and chucked mine.

I always thought they were a hard sole and would be uncomfortable to walk in. I will have to look into them more. Do they have the metal plate in them? If so this guy bent the hell out of it.

I love my hh jump boots, they are like my flight deck boots I had in the Navy, these boots are like Gold and hard to find at least my size anyways. Look at the construction you get and I see these for only $200 a pair of same construction boots like Nicks cost almost $600. Maybe the Red Wing Iron rangers compare to have similar quality for $350 but nothing fits like the cocorans, whatever last they use they have been using for decades and for good reason its a perfect fit especially the toe box. Ive never owned anything with the fit I got from a regular 11D best fit ever but a hard break it. The best fits always have the hardest break ins just like military boots which is what these are. I love my hh(old cocaran company i think) i added a zipper and vibram soles to mine and condition with emu oil and other expensive stuff that boot makes me feel like I can run up any mountain, it has an athetic fit now like a perfect fitting tennis shoe. It is 30 years old and looks brand new except for some well earned creases. I had them re-soled once. Amazing resole video.

no i find these videos very relaxing. Something about seeing something seemingly destroyed by use, deconstructed and rebuilt into something usable again I find very soothing.

no

I use the videos to help me sleep.. thats aside from the fact that this man has got skills and is a true artist.

Me too. Something about them is satisfying! I must be crazy! Got to give it to him, he knows his craft!

I’m with you

and for like 15 bucks you could get a mirror shine! At least at Campbell. I still wonder what happened to those shops with what's getting issued these days.

Honestly I wish boot shops were still around, I wasn't going to shell out another $300 for cold weather boots. My Corcoran winter boots have held up during hard abuse and I got them re-soled with Vibram 360 soles and they're still holding up to this day.

It was their bread n butter x 2, three during graduation.

@@abbybonilla4511 they don't make them like used to.

@@tfoen7678 Agreed. I hate sporty style boots.

Bierkameel maybe I have both and the full rubber sole is much more comfortable and weather better

I think the natural would have looked good if he left the upper with the patina. Either way they came out amazing

they cost about 4 times that now...

@@corndog2835 Nah, they’re about the same then if you count inflation rates. $40 in the 1980s was around $120 now if I’m thinking with my right head

Just ordered a pair, with a zipper on the side. $160.

I just picked up a very decent pair for $60 at the Army Surplus, spit shinning time now!

I find boots for cheap! lol I have 1 pair of black combat boots and I shine them up sometimes without ever serving lol

Bob Liddell, they’re awesome. They also make them in russet brown WW2 spec. Both are excellent. I did put speed lace eyelets on them though

Steve Campbell, it’s the 1500 in brown. Go check out Corcoran and Matterhorn’s website. You’ll find them quite easily

Judging by the state of those boots, they might have been through there too.

Yes, that's all I wore after basic training was Corcoran jump boots.

@@davepelfrey3958 just curious, what country issued those to their troops?

@@liamvincent8066 The U.S. issued brown Corcoran jump boots to paratroopers during WW2. Later on, Airborne soldiers purchased them for wear with the Class "A" uniform, instead of standard issue. These days, specialty troops wear black jump boots with their Class "A" uniforms, while all other soldiers wear black blucher toe oxford shoes. The U.S. Army switched from brown to black in the 1950s.

@@eliduttman315 Yeah I knew about there use in WW2 but I was wondering why they said they wore them, assuming that they aren't seniors. If people still use them for parade/dress purposes that makes sense.

@@liamvincent8066 I experienced another possibility. In the early 1990s when I was a Military Policeman we were not issued these type boots but we were authorized to wear them if we bought them ourselves, and we all did.

At first I read "lived" in those boots and thought "yeah I sure did", then I read loved and thought "yeah I sure did".

You know they were going to suck up some serious conditioner!

When the soles started coming off in chunks I knew those things were toast.

They look almost new eyelets new sole and laces seemed ok

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