This particular shoe is based the standard British army shoe of the period, these were copied by companies such as Issac & Campbell and run through the blockade in the thousands. An unissued pair of these can be seen in the “ECHOES OF GLORY” books. We were fortunate enough to be able to examine, an original pair, we found that the tape was blue and white, and the most important detail was the hobnails were not commercial swedged nails, but actually hand cut nails with an uneven top. We have duplicated these details in our interpretation of this Confederate issue shoe.
The original shoe is among artifacts in the New York State Military Museum. We would like to thank them for their patience and continued help in bringing this reproduction to fruition. Made by N.J. Sekela.
This particular shoe is based the standard British army shoe of the period, these were copied by companies such as Issac & Campbell and run through the blockade in the thousands. An unissued pair of these can be seen in the “ECHOES OF GLORY” books. We were fortunate enough to be able to examine, an original pair, we found that the tape was blue and white, and the most important detail was the hobnails were not commercial swedged nails, but actually hand cut nails with an uneven top. We have duplicated these details in our interpretation of this Confederate issue shoe.
The original shoe is among artifacts in the New York State Military Museum. We would like to thank them for their patience and continued help in bringing this reproduction to fruition. Made by N.J. Sekela.
Echoes of Glory: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy page 174, shows an original of this shoe with sawed off nails and all.
