WW2 US MOUNTAIN TROOP SKI BOOTS SIZE 8 RARE

These civilian ski boots from the 1940s were described as being "a pair of WW2, US mountain troop ski boots." They are similar to Army ski boots, but they have a number of features that identify them as not being military boots. Most obviously, they are black. Army ski boots were always russet colored leather. No Army ski boots had exterior ankle straps like these boots have. The metal sole protectors cover the entire front of these boots. Army sole protectors consisted of four small metal plates that covered a small section of the sole at the front of the boot. Finally, these boots do not have the rubber padded snow exclusion band around the top of the ankle opening that is standard on all army ski boots.