Help With My First Kit.

[Robert Vermaat]

Well, Robert is right that one of the shoes from Deurne had a spur attached and was contributed to the cavalry, but mrs Van Driel - Murray classes it as a type and states these were found in other locations

Van Driel is surely right, and I did not suggest that they were for cavalry only, only that the ones found in Deurne had cavalry connections. The Piazza Armerina mosaics show some nice examples, worn by infantry. I had mine hobnailed as the sole was wearing down very quickly.
However, having used them for 6 years or so, I can attest that although are nice shoes, they are not for sturdy work like cross-country marching. They simply do not offer enough support for the foot. That's why my next pair will be of the (earlier perhaps) closed boot type.

Where did Robert get his? You could have them made by Dirk Steinhorst of www.cohors.de, he really makes great shoes you can go the distance with.

Sarah Juniper made mine, and Martin Moser did the hobnails for me. Both did excellent work.