I wear hobnail boots (or boots with steel fittings in general) when I’m hiking but also when going for walks around the neighbourhood. I love how they feel underfoot, I love the sound, I love the heritage. Yours look amazing, I would like to get a pair of British ones (probably the B5s or Ammo boots) as well since all the ones are have are either Czechoslovak or German models.
Mine are from the company "What Price Glory", they are the British/Canadian ammo boots without the toe cap (which is nice since they work for representing 1840s-1950s!) Thanks for commenting!
@@thehistoadian My grandfather used to tell me, he'd never forget the sound of the Germans march with thier Goose step through the streets of Rotterdamn, he would say that people looked on in horror.
Still used today definitely not forgotten, i know farmers who swear by wearing hobnail boots and pretty much any cobbler in UK can fit hobnails aswell as metal tip and horseshoe heels. I had a pair of work shoes with the horseshoe and metal tip...sounded like i was walking in high heels :D but nonetheless they prolonged the life of the shoe tenfold! Nice kit you're wearing though, keeping history alive!
In fiction, I’ve written of *bronze* hobnails shaped like small stubby pyramids for their heads. They tend to be about 3/16 or 5mm at their widest parts, and are perhaps one third their width for height.
I actually like the sound such boots make, certainly better than hearing leather squeaks. Are these the What Price Glory “British Ammo Boots Without Toe Caps”?
Modern day rubber soled boots are usually better, but hobnails typically do a good job on natural ground (grass, dirt, etc). Just be careful about wearing them on smooth surfaces as they do get slippery!
Can you imagine the horror, seeing an occupying army marching through your town, in boots with these things embedded in them? I also would love to know what they smell like, after marching through my town on a hot day.
They don't seem to wear out too easily, but they do occasionally fall out of the sole. One of the reasons behind hobnails is so that they help preserve the leather sole which prevents it from wearing out as quickly, hope this answers your question!
That is true however for most of history that wasn't really a problem. If anything it was often an advantage in the form of intimidation, a defending force hearing the rythmic marching long before the forces ever came within sight. Breaking their moral before combat even insued. Their main disadvantage though is that they aren't good on hardened stone surfaces since they become very slippery. A rather well known example of this comes from Roman Centurion during the siege of Jerusalem. He had managed to break through the lines and had the Jews on the run before landing on his arse from slipping on the marble floors. He was then stabbed to death after the defenders realised. The Greek honour guard fail videos are also modern examples of this in action.
A couple weeks ago I was walking along some very large rounded rocks with them, they are slipperier than usual modern rubber soles on shoes. Luckily I didn't slip though! :)
I haven't heard of any being used in modern warfare, they primarily went out of service during the 1950s in favour of rubber soled boots. However they are still often used for ceremonial duties!
They would definitely be better than just plain leather soles but modern Hiking boots have much better treads. Hobnails can be quite slippery on certain surfaces like ice and smooth rocks
Hobnails helped with traction on mud/dirt (before rubber soles replaced them) but on surfaces like stone it kind of did the opposite and became slippery, Thanks for watching!
@@carzy6073 That's also one reason but that was primarily the reason for the horse shoe shaped metal on the heel and the metal on the front of the boot where the boot gets worn down the most
Because it's quite close to the 5 Button Sweaters of WWII, it was a chilly day and at the time I lacked proper WWII wool Battledress so I was wearing the khaki drill uniform as worn in the Italian campaign. Soldiers often traded gear and equipment so it's possible a Canadian soldier could have had an American sweater. It's not a video about the uniform so I wasn't concerned about being 100% picture perfect. Thanks for watching!
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I like the noise they make, gives you a rhythm to march to.
They definitely do!
I don't see a problem. It's perfection.
Try living eating breathing fighting pooping peeing sleeping an waking up in these dam things…
@@CalebNavst-db6qiSounds like you've had experience with them, and I'll bet they stink good too, especially after being in them all day.
As a army cadet drill instructor I prefer these because it keeps the cadets in rhythm with me
I wear hobnail boots (or boots with steel fittings in general) when I’m hiking but also when going for walks around the neighbourhood. I love how they feel underfoot, I love the sound, I love the heritage. Yours look amazing, I would like to get a pair of British ones (probably the B5s or Ammo boots) as well since all the ones are have are either Czechoslovak or German models.
Mine are from the company "What Price Glory", they are the British/Canadian ammo boots without the toe cap (which is nice since they work for representing 1840s-1950s!) Thanks for commenting!
@@thehistoadianCould you imagine the horror, especially in late 1930s Europe of an occupying army marching through your town in those boots?
Would definitely be quite the ordeal, the noise of so many would probably be quite intimidating!
@@thehistoadian My grandfather used to tell me, he'd never forget the sound of the Germans march with thier Goose step through the streets of Rotterdamn, he would say that people looked on in horror.
Still used today definitely not forgotten, i know farmers who swear by wearing hobnail boots and pretty much any cobbler in UK can fit hobnails aswell as metal tip and horseshoe heels. I had a pair of work shoes with the horseshoe and metal tip...sounded like i was walking in high heels :D but nonetheless they prolonged the life of the shoe tenfold! Nice kit you're wearing though, keeping history alive!
That sound is iconic
It sure is!
I enjoy wearing mine and the sound thaey make but people get very annoyed with it 😂
The sound they make is definitely enjoyable!
In fiction, I’ve written of *bronze* hobnails shaped like small stubby pyramids for their heads. They tend to be about 3/16 or 5mm at their widest parts, and are perhaps one third their width for height.
Sound fantastic on the parade ground though! :D
I actually like the sound such boots make, certainly better than hearing leather squeaks. Are these the What Price Glory “British Ammo Boots Without Toe Caps”?
Agreed, and he's these are!
Are hobnail boots good as regular work boots? I got my self a pair of German M43 low boots and am excited to try them on
Modern day rubber soled boots are usually better, but hobnails typically do a good job on natural ground (grass, dirt, etc). Just be careful about wearing them on smooth surfaces as they do get slippery!
@@thehistoadian Thank you for the heads up, it'll be cool to hear the sound my boots make
Can you imagine the horror, seeing an occupying army marching through your town, in boots with these things embedded in them? I also would love to know what they smell like, after marching through my town on a hot day.
They’re also very slippery on certain surfaces
Omg they're louder in person? They were already freakin loud in the video!
This is beautiful
Nice bib they are very cool
Do hobnail boots wear easily on surfaces such as concrete or cobble?
They don't seem to wear out too easily, but they do occasionally fall out of the sole. One of the reasons behind hobnails is so that they help preserve the leather sole which prevents it from wearing out as quickly, hope this answers your question!
thats a treat of a sound
Yeah and try walking somewhere with tile or in a school on their floors it's like walking on ice.
That is true however for most of history that wasn't really a problem. If anything it was often an advantage in the form of intimidation, a defending force hearing the rythmic marching long before the forces ever came within sight. Breaking their moral before combat even insued.
Their main disadvantage though is that they aren't good on hardened stone surfaces since they become very slippery.
A rather well known example of this comes from Roman Centurion during the siege of Jerusalem. He had managed to break through the lines and had the Jews on the run before landing on his arse from slipping on the marble floors. He was then stabbed to death after the defenders realised.
The Greek honour guard fail videos are also modern examples of this in action.
Are they slippery if you walk on wet concrete road or rock?
A couple weeks ago I was walking along some very large rounded rocks with them, they are slipperier than usual modern rubber soles on shoes. Luckily I didn't slip though! :)
I have used m37 boots with hobnail inside the mall with smooth tiles.
Been walking awkwardly trying not to slip.
Die boots sind überall geeignet!!😊
Great video. How are they for traction on different terrain?
They seem to work alright but on flat hard materials and wet grass they are a bit slippery especially downhill
i wear mine and have three pairs
And they can be slippery
The civil war brogans are way louder
I'm actually wearing US civil war brogans right this moment 😂 getting ready to head out to a cannon demonstration. Thanks for commenting!
@@thehistoadian 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
i wonder if modern soldiers wear this kind of boots to the modern battlefield 💀
I haven't heard of any being used in modern warfare, they primarily went out of service during the 1950s in favour of rubber soled boots. However they are still often used for ceremonial duties!
And will destroy most indoor floors.
Hey im kinda curious about it but would they be good for hiking
They would definitely be better than just plain leather soles but modern Hiking boots have much better treads. Hobnails can be quite slippery on certain surfaces like ice and smooth rocks
@@thehistoadianthank you
They also don’t help when it’s cold
True! I'll definitely want to cover some more things about hobnails in another video sometime!
Why were hobnails used?
Just technology of the time, good grip though in the dirt and forest...modern days tho, can be slippery on some surfaces
@@tbones8733also to protect the leather soles
Street police 😊
What was the point of them?
Hobnails helped with traction on mud/dirt (before rubber soles replaced them) but on surfaces like stone it kind of did the opposite and became slippery, Thanks for watching!
@@thehistoadian ok cool! Thanks for the info! Cool piece of history ya got there
@@camerondouglas3697 Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
@@thehistoadian i thought it was justto prolong the soles' life
@@carzy6073 That's also one reason but that was primarily the reason for the horse shoe shaped metal on the heel and the metal on the front of the boot where the boot gets worn down the most
Why are you wearing an American sweater from the 80s
Because it's quite close to the 5 Button Sweaters of WWII, it was a chilly day and at the time I lacked proper WWII wool Battledress so I was wearing the khaki drill uniform as worn in the Italian campaign. Soldiers often traded gear and equipment so it's possible a Canadian soldier could have had an American sweater. It's not a video about the uniform so I wasn't concerned about being 100% picture perfect. Thanks for watching!
Not comfy..
True...