BW Military Police Motorcycle Boots, Surplus

What is it with German military and strangely erotic leather boots? Here we have the Feldjäger motorcycle variant. Form-fitting, reinforced, and unissued shiny black leather boots. Respect my authoritah!

• German military police motorcycle boots
• Strong leather; surface dyed black, inside leather lining left natural
• Goodyear welt
• Full-length zipper on the bootleg
• Hook and loop flap protects the zipper
• Hook and loop adjustment for the bootleg at the top of the boot
• Weight c. 1,05 kg (2.3 lbs) per boot (size 43); the weight increases/decreases based on the size
• Height 40 cm (15.8”), size 43; the height increases/decreases based on the size
• Unissued military surplus

Features

These are pretty damn convincing boots. Thick heavily patterned sole, shiny black stiff leather, and reinforcements on the heel and toe. Strong, heavy-duty boots. Fairly form-fitting like proper leather boots should be. These have a full-length zipper on the bootleg to make them easier to put on. The zipper hides nicely under a hook and loop flap. There’s true beauty in a simplistic design.

These boots have a Goodyear welt construction with a glued-on rubber outer sole. It makes a lot longer-lasting pair than the nowadays more common and cheaper cemented construction, and that you can repeatedly resole the boots.

We only got a very small batch of these and the availability is most likely limited in the future, too. So, act fast if you feel like getting a pair.

Use

Military police biker boots are - surprise, surprise - designed for motorcycling. However, since this is surplus stuff, we cannot sell them as "official safety boots for motorcycling", even though the German bootgeneer most likely has taken these things into account when designing them.

Of course, these are also perfectly suited for just looking cool. If you like to take control of the situation with the “I am the Law” kinda confidence, these are made for you.

These aren’t ideal hiking boots for rough and tough outdoor adventures though. After all, they are designed for catching the bad guys with a bike, not by trail running.

History

German military police, Feldjäger, was born at the same time as Bundeswehr in 1955. It first became Bundeswehr Militärpolizei, but because many wanted to reserve Polizei for Civilian use only, the name was changed to Feldjäger already in 1956.

Size info

The Bundeswehr sizing system is Mondopoint, which means the exact foot length in millimeters (not shoe sole, the FOOT). The second number indicates the approximate European foot size. Step on a piece of paper and draw the outline to measure your foot from heel to toe. Then measure the distance directly from the big toe to the center edge of the heel.

The sizes are not too big, the last is fairly narrow, and the toe reinforcement makes the toe part rigid. If you want a really thick sock and more space for your toes, pick a larger size. The bootleg is also fairly form-fitting. The copywriter’s 38 cm (15”) calf plus jeans fitted very nicely (size 43). However, if you are into power lifting with big weights or power eating with big portions, these might be tight.

Unissued military police surplus

These are genuine Bundeswehr military police surplus. However, they are so brand spanking new that at most somebody has secretly tried them on once indoors. There can be a little bit of warehouse dust on them but that is easy to remove.

It is worth knowing that military surplus boots don’t usually come with insoles. So, get a good pair of insoles at the same time. For example, from us.