My GJR boots.. :D

[Michael Kuligowski]

well... it's early morining - 9 AM... I was back from work 6.30 AM.... _ I am going to shooting range with friends soon... - so when waiting for them.. I decided to share with You guys this boots .. and a nice story behind them....

got this boots more than a year ago from internet auction in Poland.... pictures were blury... but I decided to go after ... I paid like $70..

waiting for package was exciting as always... - and here they came :d
nice well used.. and.. MISMATCHED !!!!!
heheheh..
both boots are the same size.. were worn by the same person.. they are polished the same way.. same use.. - but they are mismatched...
I asked seller for a story behind those boots... He said that they belonged to his unckle who died lately - but during war was a prisoner in Auschwitz... After liberation of this camp Russians were giving cloths and boots from dead german soldiers and from captued depots - to ex-prisoners - so they could walk home ....
at that time he got those two mismatched boots..

now I have them..
took my 1 month to bring them good look - removed all layers of shoe polish and some other crap...
hope you like this progress..
enjoy

straight from box:

[Michael Kuligowski]

soles:

[Michael Kuligowski]

and... AFTER month of slow renovation

[Michael Kuligowski]

clouse up

CHEERS !!

[hcliffe]

How in the world did you remove all that black polish from the uppers?

[GJR100]

WOW ! ! ! SUPER ! !
VERY NICE JOB !

But ... you need a pair of Wickelgamaschen instead of the Stoffgamaschen
MfG,
Bart

[Patrick Dempsey]

Nice work.

Hello,

superb work on the boots, an excellent display pair .

Patrick.

[Jan B]

Very nice job, Mike!

Cheers

Jan

[derspiess63]

Very nice job, Mike!

Cheers

Jan

If the boots show the same wear the fact that they're slightly mis-matched doesn't detract...I've got several mis-matched pair used by the very same soldier and showing the same degree of wear and one of them is on its way to Canada......
Ciao
Manny

[Michael Kuligowski]

Thanks guys for kind words !!!
the way I restore boots is kinda top secret.. .. actually its less secret... than the fact that it's hard to explain in English - I was useing some stuff I know only Polish name - and none of translators can translate this one...

Bart- You are right ..... - one day I will fix this

PS today shooting was fun... .. we were shooting old M1 helmet.. - got ricochet in the leg (propably stone ??) - cut my leg a bit.. some blood on boots - thats what we call fun
should i get Black wound badge ?!?!?
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cheers !!

[derspiess63]

Thanks guys for kind words !!!
the way I restore boots is kinda top secret.. .. actually its less secret... than the fact that it's hard to explain in English - I was useing some stuff I know only Polish name - and none of translators can translate this one...

Bart- You are right ..... - one day I will fix this

PS today shooting was fun... .. we were shooting old M1 helmet.. - got ricochet in the leg (propably stone ??) - cut my leg a bit.. some blood on boots - thats what we call fun
should i get Black wound badge ?!?!?
\

cheers !!

No Mikey....you should have someone calling you all sort of names in this case my brother , and I'm sorry to tell you that!
I go to the range at a regular basis and while it's fun it could be dangerous, especially when shooting at targets at a very close range or plinking, when ricochets,or fragment of exploding bullets(especially .22s) may hit you!What if that small splinter had hit your eye?Chances are you'd have been left blind!
You're a good friend and I'd rather know that your blood is INSIDE your veins rather than the opposite!
I've nearly lost my right eye once because of the "confidence" I had in what I was doing and it's kinda sad to know that you've hurt yourself, albeit slightly!
Sorry for talking to you like an old grandma Mike,but since you're a friend I reckon that that's how I'd talk to you in the flesh....before having a beer or two of course!
On to your boots now;you've done a superb job and if you need a few tips PM me;I'm saying that because it envolves using chemicals and I know that our Forums are visited by younger enthusiasts.....I don't mean to say that chemicals wouldn't do adults any harm though!
Manny

[Michael Kuligowski]

hey Manny !!
I know.. and agree with You... I was quite unlucky (I coud be mor unclucky - like get this in my eye)
that was the last shooting.. and still target was about 50-60 feet away

.. and I wasnt shooting - my friend was - I was just looking from behind... hmm... a bad luck

anyway.. i am still alive
will PM you later .. just woke up...

PS where is my medal anyway.. hee.. ??