The M1917 caused ~75,000 trench foot casualties.
Designed for WWI at the peak of handmade American boot-making, it was a skilled but disastrous attempt to build a combat boot for a kind of war the world had never seen: trench warfare.
We partnered with Caswell to bring this 105-year-old masterpiece back from the dust, upgraded for modern wear with stitchdown construction and Herman Oak Veg Tan Bridle leather.