George Boots and Spurs
Artefact
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| Officers boots and spurs |
These boots were specially made to hold spurs (boxed) and were worn by British Army officers when in dress uniform.
To this day field officers, those of the rank of Major and above and the Adjutant of a Battalion, will wear spurs in boxed boots when in ceremonial or mess dress uniform. This dates back to an era when such officers would have been mounted on horseback where more junior officers would have commanded and fought on foot.
The spur on the left in the picture is, in fact, upside down and would not have fitted in the boot this way!
