VTG French Army Foreign Legion Pataugas Canvas Combat Boots SINDOCAL Size EU 42 For Sale

Vintage French Army / Foreign Legion Style \"Pataugas\" Canvas Combat Boots by SINDOCAL

Authentic pair of mid-century French military-style Chaussures Brousse (commonly known as \"Pataugas\") canvas tropical combat boots. Manufactured in Portugal by military footwear contractor SINDOCAL (Chaussures de Bièvre), these lightweight, high-top canvas boots feature heavy-duty vulcanized rubber soles and protective toe caps—a style made famous by French foreign legionnaires and colonial troops during warm-weather deployments in Indochina and Algeria.

Key Features & Highlights:

• Authentic Branding: Clear inner fabric maker label reading SINDOCAL - Chaussures de Bièvre along with interior military size stampings (42 8 and production batch 20047).

• Rugged Construction: Durable tan/khaki heavy cotton canvas upper with reinforced stitched seams, sturdy metal speed eyelets, and thick olive green vulcanized rubber lug soles.

• Classic Design: High-top canvas shaft with integrated rubber mudguards and toe caps for all-terrain durability and breathability.

Condition Report:

• Excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear.

• Canvas uppers are clean and free of tears, holes, or heavy fraying.

• Metal eyelets show minor age-appropriate surface verdigris/patina.

• Vulcanized rubber soles are flexible, crack-free, and retain deep lug tread.

Measurements:

• European Size: 42 (US Men\'s ~9 / UK ~8)

• Height: ~225 mm (~8.8 in)

• Outsole Length: ~295 mm (~11.6 in)

• Outsole Width: ~110 mm (~4.3 in)

• Weight (Pair): ~1205 g (~2.65 lbs)