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Originally Posted by execrable
Hello, I am in progress with a model of General Patton (mentioned in model inventory thread) and have come to a stop with various items of clothing - his boots are non standard (or are they)?
Does anyone have any info or links on where I can get better images in various views of his trademark boots? Where they bespoke or bought from a known manufacturer.
Pistols, lots is said about his ivory handled pistols. Does anyone know who made them and what model number / version?
Rustybattleship - I will post progress images but I am trying to get webspace / webhosting sorted out first. Presently I have progress shots but don't want to just post willy-nilly, quality rather than quantity.
Thank you in advance for any information!
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As I recall, Pattons "boots" were not boots at all. Instead they were Army issue leather Leggins for Cavalry officers. Patton wore leggins like that during Pershings hunt for Pancho Villa and in WW I when he was a tank officer with French built Renault tanks. My late father-in-law wore leggins exactly like that when he was a Cavalry Officer in the Hungarian Real Army before WW II. Then when Germany took over he had to change to Jack Boots and a command car.
Patton was not one to dress conventionally BUT did use authorized Army uniform equipment including his snake lock belt buckle. It was similar to officer's buckles issued in WW I and were copied after Civil War buckles.
The gun he carried on his right side was a Colt Single Action Army chambered in .45 Long Colt. It was his favorite gun that he carried even in Mexico and took out a couple of Villa's "soldiers" with it. The other gun was a Smith & Wesson .38 special on a standard S&W "K" frame.
Since Colt S.A. Army pistols were standard issue at one time as well as the .38 S&W (replaced by the 1911 Colt .45 ACP) he was never out of uniform. A bit dated perhaps, but even in WW II we still had some mounted troops that wore leather leggins and some carried S.A. revolvers as long as the Army kept supplying them with ammo.
Also remember that at the start of WW II our regular troops did not have 9-inch boots as of today. They wore a high top shoe with Canvas leggins for brush and thorn protection. Later the boots were replaced with another type of high top with a leather shin guard that buckled on the sides. It wasn't until later in the war when the "Paratrooper" boots were made in enough quantities to issue to everybody.
According to the movie with George C. Scott playing Patton (though he was far too short) the General also carried a .380 pocket pistol under his shirt.
Not surprising as General Douglas MacArthur carried a double barreled .41 caliber Derringer under his.