USMC Cordovan shoes from WWII Imp

[airfrogusmc]

After some wear

 

[Cobblers161]

Bloody hell, they look lovely!!!

How was the sizing? Are they fairly wide?

 

[airfrogusmc]

I ordered wide EE because I have wide feet. Great fit. Very comfortable.

 

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Are they that reddish out of the box, or did you apply cordovan polish?

 

[airfrogusmc]

Are they that reddish out of the box, or did you apply cordovan polish?

They have a reddish cast to them right outta the box.

 

[Cobblers161]

Did you go with you usual size? No RedWing oversize type thing going on?

 

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Are they that reddish out of the box, or did you apply cordovan polish?

They have a reddish cast to them right outta the box.

That's funny, because WWIII specifically calls them "brown."

 

[airfrogusmc]

Are they that reddish out of the box, or did you apply cordovan polish?

They have a reddish cast to them right outta the box.

That's funny, because WWIII specifically calls them "brown."

They are brown. They just have a bit of red to them. Cordovan is a kind of reddish brown.

Here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordovan_(color)

 

[airfrogusmc]

Did you go with you usual size? No RedWing oversize type thing going on?

I wear a 12 in d width but an 11 1/2 in EE is what a wear and IIRC these are 11 1/2 EE.

 

[B-Man2]

I've been trying to contact WWII Impressions for most of the day and all I got was a busy signal. I was persistent and when I finally got through I got a message that they were closed today and their normal business hours were 9-5 Monday -Friday. I took into account the time difference when I called so ....has anyone had difficulty getting through to them?

 

[B-Man2]

Please dis-regard my last post......got in touch with them.

Thanks

 

[airfrogusmc]

Are they that reddish out of the box, or did you apply cordovan polish?

They have a reddish cast to them right outta the box.

That's funny, because WWIII specifically calls them "brown."

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Seem like the link is busted. Heres what it says:
Cordovan is a rich shade of burgundy and a dark shade of rose. Cordovan takes its name from the city of Cordoba, Spain, where the production of shell cordovan leather was first practiced by the Visigoths in the seventh century.[2] The term cordovan has come to describe the color of clothing, leather in particular.
The first recorded use of cordovan as a color name in English was in 1925.[3]