This is my favorite boot now, I wear them almost daily. Availability is unpredictable so please feel free to share information you find that will help others find these amazing boots!

The heavyweight Austrian boots you showed are the same ones Robert Pattinson wears in The Batman.

I went through the same search years ago. Found these bad boys and got them resoled with vibram tanker sole. Cobbler admired the leather quality. 10/10 boot

What do you mean “hard to find”? I can find them everywhere - here in Austria 😉 On a more serious note, you are right, they are indeed great equipment! You can walk with them long long distances (which, of course, in the Austrian military, they do…), you can run in them for a few kilometers/miles, you can use them for work as you mentioned (mind that they have no safety features like a steel toe and metal mesh in the sole, they are _no_ safety boots!), and if you shine them properly, well, no too big a problem wearing them to a suit. 7:45 - this mark “Heereseigentum” is important, it means “property of the [Austrian] army”, and you will find this on boots actually issued by/intended for this organisation or the respective surplus. You might not find these on resoled boots, of course. 8:01 - “theoretically, you could have these resoled many many times”? What do you mean “theoretically”??? _This is done,_ and you might even find pieces in some army shops that are decades old. And still do what they are supposed to do. Btw, Steinkogler is (as far as I know) the company that actually supplies the Austrian military. 16:22 - super heavy??? I can only laugh at this. Ever worn a “schweren Feldschuh” (“heavy field shoe”)? 😉 But yeah, even the “Feldschuh leicht” is absolutely not flimsy, mind these are made for war, they _have to be_ heavy duty. Also, the socks typically worn with these are called “Bundesheersocken”, wear these in combination with those boots (as it is done in the Austrian military), and you will not have problems with sweaty feet or something if you change socks once every 24 hours. I do not think “original Bundesheersocken” are shipped abroad. The lacing can be something you have to figure out, but once you do and you have the perfect way to lace your boots, they quickly become like a second skin. On a side note: 11:46 - aaaw!, how cute 😃

I just got my pair in the mail today; this review made me pull the trigger on grabbing them. Thanks, great stuff man!

Thanks for the thorough review, i've ordered a pair just today after waiting for a couple of months for them to come back in stock

I have a pair of these I wear every day. They needed new sole and laces and a lot of Polish when they got to me but I've had them quite a while now and they're best pair of boots I've ever had hands down!

Great video, man! I've had a pair of the surplus boots going on 5 years now, and yeas they definitely can be resoled. Had a vibram sole put on for about 60 bucks, and they're still a perfectly functional, comfy, and sturdy piece of footwear. And I jumped on the Kommandostore preorder the moment I saw that they were going to get new production boots. Sucks a bit to have to wait to later in the year, but it will be worth it to have a brand new pair without the hassle of going through European markets. Glad you're loving them!

Great video!

9:05 that's called the instep. You can get a cheap instep stretcher, which will work great on leather boots.

Kommando Store generally is reliable in getting hard to find boots like that. They’ve had other boots that are hard to find remade by the original manufacturers in the past. HOWEVER, their lead times aren’t always accurate. Sometimes off by months.

I love the leather insoles in them. This is the halmark of a quality boot. The boot bed is also leather ❤

This is basically my boot journey in video form

Im just breaking in a pair of Jim Green AR8's. They are a great all around boot that next spring will be hitting the Rockies with me.

Super cool pick up

Another great boot to check out is the M77 Norwegian boot. It’s a lot easier to find too.

Please more videos about the boots.😀

Where did you find the info between the different brands? Really struggling to tell apart steinadler and steinkogler - I think you brought a slightly different pair to their reproduction that has lining and a different tounge

bro i went throught the exact same journey and ended with the austrian feldschuh. I also bought desinger boots for 1k+ from Ann Demeulmeester and bought leathershoes and brought them to a shoemaker to let them modify them with a thicker sole and such.... it was exhausting and i did spent/waisted so much money. also i have very wide feed and dr martens for example are way too narrow (besides that its a shitty shoe and everyone wears them in europe) - and then after years i randomly was passing a guy and he was rocking them and I bought them from an austrian military shop and did let them widen a little bit and they are the best shoes ever now! - its so funny that you just cannot find anything in the internet about similar shoes like that. it felt i was the only one who wanted shoes with this look, also most of the similar looking shoes have this "duck like" toes where the toe area goes up and the sole is not flat... really happy for you, all the best!

I have the heavyweight version of this boot made by Steinkogler. It's probably the toughest, heaviest boot I'll ever own at 1.2kg per boot. It's not as sleek and fashionable as the lightweight version, and it's slower to move around in it, but they are my favorite pair of boots

I bought these boots for 40 euros in Austria when i was studying there! Very good boots considering the price! Quite stinky and stale but after a little TLC they work well!

very cool

theyre back in stock on a bunch of sites rn if anyones researching im def grabbing a pair!

Kept my feet dry on the edge of a hurricane, water resistance is on point. Comfortable too.

I just went to the same website you suggested and looked at the exact same boots. They do have my size, I just can't spend £52 + £70 on shipping.

How is the sizing on these brodie? Would you say it’s true to size or do you recommend sizing down? I am a tts 10.5 what would you recommend? Thanks g, great vid

Those boots look great! Have you tried the bates paratrooper ones yet? Those are pretty good, I also found that 5.11 has some good quality boots and some are fashionable.

Good video

the dutch millitary boots you would like, they called bata m400.

I lived in these boots in the 90's but UK shoe repairer chain Timpson's destroyed most of the original Austrian Feldschuh Leicht Milsurp boots in circulation by grinding the leather away down to the stitching that held the soul to the boot when they re-souled them, a practice that should be recognised as a crime against humanity.

Mayte how have these been leather quality & comfort wise, still rock em? Askin cos am toying with getting them for Canadian winters

What's your US shoe size?

Quick question: What condition were your boots when purchasing? Were they Used Grade 1? Or do you have any knowledge how worn the soles are on the Grade 1 boots?

You think these would be ok for wide feet? They don't seem to come in different widths and in my experience Military boots run mighty tight.

Were the original insoles glued in? If so how did you get them out?

The reason why steinadler boot wasn't like the original boot is that you bought expensive version with the membrane, just in my opinion haven't bought them yet :D

Thanks! Check out these too!

this is the boots that robert pattinson wore in the batman

What is your shoe size in US sneakers?" For reference

what size are you?

Your doc martens got loads of life left bro

Check out the French bm65 double buckle boots, absolutely beautiful boots to have, both for the looks and for the practical part of them!!

Steinkogler is the original!

Indestructible boots made in Austria are Made by Steinkogler - far better than Steinadler and KSWB - had mine for nearly 25 Years

Are there any links to find these boots?

I have pair from 1989 and I got those from Varusteleka. 947g is NOT very heavy boot. I have many boots that are heavyer. I think you cant even say that Docmartens are boots, they are more like disgusting shit...

Please. Stop. Calling. Them. Paratrooper. Boots. They are called Feldschuhe Leicht, if you really need an english name, just call them Austrian combat boots or something like that. These boots were issued to all soldiers, not just paratroopers.

Good review. These are awesome boots.