buzz rickson's | br02859 william gibson collection black m-43
these black m-43 service shoes by buzz rickson's are part of the "type black" militaria cooperation with science fiction novelist william gibson. gibson designed a fictional black ma-1 jacket from buzz rickson's for his protagonist in his book "pattern recognition", and the idea for an all-black collection was born.
besides the color, these boots are a faithful reproduction of the legendary u.s. army type 3 m-43 service shoes worn by steve mcqueen as captain virgil hilts in the movie the great escape. the goodyear welted boots are made in japan from sturdy roughout leather and will age beautifully.
- color: black
- roughout cowhide*
- rivets at the end of the eyelets
- made in japan
* as this is natural leather, there may be slight individual differences in texture and color.