I was disappointed in these. I was looking for a traditional style combat boot in real leather, since I have been buying fake leather ones for years and figure it's time to invest in the real thing. I love how they looked coming out of the box, but there were quite a few issues.

- The smell. Oh my god, the smell. HORRIFYING chemical smell that gave me an instant headache. I have definitely never smelled anything like that with real leather.
- The feel. Stiff, but not in a "oh look at this nice quality leather that I need to break in" kind of way. In a "this feels like cheap plastic" way.
- The fit. Fit well in length, but very loose and slidy in the heel area.
- The sound. Squeakiest rubber soles of all time.

Would not recommend. The search for a nice but not clunky leather combat boot continues.