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Deltas
Sept 18, 2018 21:01:20 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 18, 2018 21:01:20 GMT 12
Does he RNZAF still use the Delta shoes with the uniform? I am not certain if Delta was the brand or the style, but they were New Zealand made good quality leather shoes. When I joined in 1989 I was issued with two pares, work shoes and parade shoes. They were comfortable, robust and smart. It was over 22 years later that I had to give up wearing the last pair because the soul finally departed one of the shoes (the other pair gave up the ghost after about 18 years of use). You just do not get that sort of quality now in the shops. I'd love another pair of NZ made Deltas but I suspect they're a thing of the distant past now?
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Post by phil on Sept 18, 2018 22:20:43 GMT 12
I got two pairs of Deltas on recruit course in 1996, and was lucky to do so as most others got dreadful shoes called Viscounts. The Deltas were much easier to polish.
These days we get patent leather shoes, and they don't really need polishing at all. Not sure of the brand though. They have much more comfortable soles than the older shoes, but the soles do wear out a bit more quickly as they are softer composition.
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Deltas
Sept 18, 2018 22:47:56 GMT 12
Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 18, 2018 22:47:56 GMT 12
Thanks Phil. As I suspected, no more Deltas.
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