Boots :: Belleville Boots Khyber Waterproof Lightweight Side Zip Tactical Boots - TR960Z WP - Military Apparel - Boots - Surplus

8 Inch height
Full-grain cowhide leather & nylon fabric upper
Soft, shock-absorbent EVA midsole and exclusive Vibram Ibex low profile outsole designed for improved mobility and maximized traction in rugged terrain
TR-1 premium load bearing orthotic insole
Low profile sole reduces weight & improves mobility
Sharp angled lugs and defined heel maximize traction
Highly breathable Air Mesh moisture-wicking lining
Water Proof

Brand: Belleville Boots

Manufacturer ID: TR960Z WP

SKU: BEL-TR960Z WP

Belleville Shoe was founded in Belleville, Illinois in 1904, employing 50 workers making 50 to 75 pairs of shoes a day. Within a few years the company was selling mens and boys shoes from coast to coast.

In 1917, during World War I, Belleville Shoe received its first order for military footwear, beginning an enterprise that has not only sustained the company ever since but has revolutionized it from a small operation making uncomplicated shoes to today's large, technology-driven business developing and producing breakthrough footwear for the nation's armed forces.

During the lean years of the 1930s, the company marketed its shoes to social service agencies in Chicago, which were supplying them to the Depression's destitute victims. Military production resumed during World War II, and the War Department was so impressed with the firm's products and its unfailing on-time delivery that it bestowed its coveted Army-Navy "E" Award on the firm in 1945. Of the 90 companies producing combat boots during the war, only five received this distinction. In the years since, the government has repeatedly honored the company for its quality and performance.

In the 1950s and 60s, Belleville Shoe branched out into athletic shoe production, making baseball, football, golf, soccer, bowling and track shoes under the RAWLINGS brand. Baseball great Stan Musial was their best customer; he would typically go through six or seven pairs in a season.

Production turned increasingly to military boots in the 1970s, though the company continued to make shoes and civilian boots for varied uses. In 1986 the company moved from its second home - a 77-year-old Main Street building - to its current location in the Belle Valley Industrial Park east of town.

In 2002, company officials learned of a shuttered shoe factory in DeWitt, Arkansas. Within four days they finalized lease agreements and began small-scale operations there as Belleville Shoe South.

Today, Belleville Shoe has become an industry leader in research and development of new boot technologies by reinvesting heavily in cutting-edge, computer driven equipment. It has pursued an expanding market share aggressively and is now the country's largest supplier of military boots, and since 1997 this footwear has borne the Belleville name. Today military personnel around the world refer to their boots as "Bellevilles."

12/03/2012, 03:22 PM

"I bought these as my third pair of Tactical Research boots. I have always liked them because the sizing was perfect for my wide feet. I own and wear both the Kiowas and the (standard) Khyber boots, so when I saw that the Khybers were now available in Goretex version, i immediately picked up a pair.

To my dismay, these are more than a half inch narrower than the standard Khybers, and almost 3/4" narrower than the Kiowas. If I had ballerina feet, then these might work... I don't. I'm hoping these are an abberation, but they don;t exactly fill me with confidence in Bates Tactical Research's quality control."

– M40

03/23/2011, 02:06 AM

"They arrived within 3 days of my order! Very comfortable...like the sole...I would buy another pair"

– e glover

Belleville Boots Khyber Waterproof Lightweight Side Zip Tactical Boots - TR960Z WP

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