Reproduction Leather Colonial Shoes with Buckles

These shoes are amazing! Especially after 2 seasons. But.... The issue is that the heel blocks are made of a compressed paper/particle board material. I'd recommend taking them to a shoe repair shop to replace the heel blocks.

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In case others need to reference; the shoe is great but very narrow. I wear a 8 1/2 wide which usually means if I can’t find a wide I will wear a size 9 shoe.
I purchased a size 9 and it was shipped pretty fast to me. I tried it on and while I could get my foot in there, it was extremely tight.
The return of the shoes was supper easy and as soon as they were notified from ups, they had already shipped another pair (exchange for size 10) out to me.
Another reviewer recommended going up a full size and I 100% agree. I thought the 10s would be way too big, but they fit just fine.

Great addition to my historical reenacting wardrobe. Buckle is easy to install. Only draw back is there are in a D width and I have EEE fuck feet. Still ok to wear.

These shoes are of excellent quality, nothing cheap looking here! Quality buckles also.

Great quality, customer service was quick to rectify a replacement. They held up nicely. Heels need to get replaced though, luckily I know of a few traditional cobblers nearby.

The shoes are top quality

Very comfortable, I wore them to an event all weekend without even having to break them in. I ordered a half size up based on other reviews and it was perfect. Would highly recommend.

Seem very authentic and of good quality material. Setting the buckle was a little interesting but worked well. Recommend as a quality product

These shoes are a great value. They run small, especially in the toe box. I ordered in my normal shoe size (8.5). I could barely cram my foot into the shoe. I contacted customer service to exchange for 1/2 size up (9). Customer service suggested moving up a full size (9.5). I did. They were too big, so I added insoles. They work great! The (9) may have worked, but I think the toe box would have been tight (low). A person with a smaller big toe and narrow foot may not have an issue with 1/2 size increase. I am glad I ordered a full size up and added insoles. The insoles drastically improve the comfort! I recommend the shoes. The video for adding buckles is a must watch if you have never installed buckles.

I bought these shoes as a beginner in Rev. War Reenacting for my Continental Artillery impression, and they have been great! 10/10, would recommend.

If you are not experienced in working with leather get help from someone who is. This video makes it seem simple, but you can ruin the shoes trying to position the holes you need to put in the leather if not done correctly. In the video the persons hands blocks much of what he is doing - how he is positioning the spikes, accurately measure the difference between the spikes (going be the "marks", if you can see them, doesn't take into the that the b account that the distance widens as they reach down to the frame.

Good quality, well made, and meet period correctness standards for reenacting and living historians. They are right-left lasted, with through-stitched leather soles. They are styled after mid-late 1770’ British shoes, which means the tongue is cut even with the top of the latchets. This may seem uncomfortable for those of us used to wearing earlier American or European continent-styled reproduction shoes with longer tongues.
Mine ran slightly smaller than their size. Ended up 1/2 size larger than my street shoe for proper fit.

I bought these because they were the cheapest I could find. But I was surprised at the quality. They are very good. There are smooth out and not straight-laced. They do come a size and a half bigger so order size smaller. I got 10 1/2 I should have got 10. But other than that I would not hesitate to buy again. If you are looking for something that you will have no problem marching or doing military drill these are it.