USN LOW QUARTER SHOES / FRENCH CALFSKIN BLACK Size:US 10.5E The John Lofgren Bootmaker Duke

The John Lofgren Bootmaker Duke roper boots are inspired by two Dukes

cord maker

and ease of getting in and out of stirrups

The end result represents "Made in Japan" at its finest painstaking attention to detail

Those boots are thought to be directly linked to modern-day ropers

USN LOW QUARTER SHOES / FRENCH CALFSKIN BLACK Size:US 10.5E The John Lofgren Bootmaker DukeIn 1941 the khaki uniform was approved for officers in all branches of the US Navy, and the plain low quarter shoe became the standard for wear with the uniform. Regulation US Navy shoes were made in black or brown chrome calfskin, had a Goodyear welt leather sole, a plain toe, and followed a classic blucher pattern. John Lofgren Bootmaker USN Low Quarter Shoes are made robust and follow the same construction guidelines as the original WWII era shoes