These are Belleville's, and have the lightweight MeraMax polyurethane soles.
Comfortable, good support and protection, and wear like iron.
Boots.
GR
Right, sure. But the question is…. when do you need boots? I ain’t putting my feets into big heavy restrictive shoes like those unless there’s a really compelling reason. That’s just begging for a foot/leg injury.
Boots - as soon as it's no longer concrete/asphalt/mowed grass.
And those boots are not big/heavy/restrictive.
The pictures are from when they were new.
As mentioned, the soles are polyurethane - about half the weight of vibram, and more flexible.
The leather has softened up like a good leather tennis shoe, and is about ready for a sno-seal treatment, and they are soft-toe.
Lace them tight at the bottom, and either loose or not at all on the top.
Good traction/support/protection.
And by adding a thick wool sock, they make fine moderate winter boots.
I hunt and hike them year round.
Also got them for $35 on a MidwayUSA clearance sale. 8>)