Vintagestyle
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Tuff decission i understand you trust.me,i bought it too 1939 th engineer english tan boot, i am From Monterrey México so i going to pick it up to my pobox in Texas, this Friday, but trust me is annoying to go every week to United States to pick up amd send back boots to Standard and strange. i purchase 10.5E cause Standard and strange store online says run same sizing as Iron Rangers by Redwings but wasnt true. So i returned back Axe Breakers and request 11E. i hope fits perfect, and once there pobox office, i try on 1939th if as miracle 10.5E fits me, right way, i keep it. But if dont. i send it back to Standard and strange. i already talk with Neil. I m telling you body seems there was Wesco mistake about toe box built. So my humble advice is send it back or sell them. Look contact to Iron Heart in London or post them here at reasanoble price may be not enough to get what you want, but something close.
What do you mean about Wesco mistakes on the toe box, do you think it is because they are not made correctly ?
I don't know if it is because that's the way they are made ,with lower toe box ( whereas the ones i bought seemed to have a taller toe box than the 7400 ) and they should advise to buy 1/2 size larger than with other boots that have taller toe box , like steel toe ones, or if they have had problems making them.
Personaly i don't think the D width on the 1339 last is narrower than other engineer boots like Chippewa or RW in D width but maybe it's because i have thin feet .
That said RW ones have a quite tight instep , so i suppose people with large feet have problem with that and Wesco seems to be the opposite with extra wide instep ( Chippewa is in between or at least were as they are discontinued !! Sheeeeiiiiiiit !)
Personnaly , Chippewa are my favorite , when they are well made and didn't go through QC with defects ( but RW can have defects as well , i experienced that as well unfirtunately !) !
I am really frustrated as those Wesco were the ones i liked the best for their look as i don't like the flat toe box on most of the Engineer boots without steel toe ( except the Buco repros and Beck but they don't make sizes over 10 unfortunately whereas many guys have bigger foot than that , especialy nowdays !) .
I don't really like their boss round toe either compared to Chippewa with steel toe but maybe Wesco Boss with steel toe have the same round toe appearance as the Chippewa , do they ?
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