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Särmä

Särmä Ankle Boots

Price 134.99 - 169.99 USD 169.99 USD excluding sales tax

No-nonsense ankle boots made in Estonia to our specs. These are much like the US Army garrison boots from WWII with a modern sole construction. These aren't just for show but are made for real use. Available in black and brown.

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Särmä Ankle Boots. A used pair of brown ankle boots.
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Särmä Ankle Boots.
Särmä Ankle Boots.

No-nonsense ankle boots made in Estonia to our specs. These are much like the US Army garrison boots from WWII with a modern sole construction. These aren't just for show but are made for real use. Available in black and brown.

The production of Särmä Ankle Boots and Särmä Jump Boots has stopped temporarily because the current factory cannot manufacture them anymore. We are scouting for a new factory in Finland and other countries nearby. Please request a restock notification, and Skynet will tell you when we have them again.

No need to try to reinvent the wheel when you already have something as cool as this, taken straight from the books of history. What separates our ankle boots from the many other modern offerings is the amazing lack of useless features on them: no zippers or polyester padding, paper-thin leather, or a pre-worn look. These are honest classic boots. To keep the cost reasonable, these do have a glued-on sole, which does the job well. These are way above similarly priced fashion boots in the same price range.

Made in Estonia (EU), just South of Finland.

Features

Apart from the modern sole, the whole boot is modeled after the classic US service boot from WWII. This means the general construction is pretty damn solid. Reinforced toe box construction, but no safety features.

Thanks to the solid construction and grippy sole, these can actually be used outside city limits. For those looking for a traditional unlined leather boot for outdoor use, this might be the ticket. When you get back to town, just polish them up before hitting the pub.

The upper is made of colored smooth leather, the kind that actually soaks in polish and grease. It'll get a nice patina in use and will last a long time. The leather gets more supple with use! No lining or membranes whatsoever; these dry faster, and you can regulate warmth with your sock choices.

In the olden days, boots like this were often coupled with gaiters or puttees in military use. We have taken this into account with the fit of the shaft. So YES, wear them rags with these!

Glued on rubber sole with grippy tread pattern. Probably not the gentlemanliest one out there, but very practical. The sole has no specific cushioning added, but the material does absorb shocks quite well.

Cushion insoles included. These are pretty much the same as on the Norwegian M77 combat boots, which come from the same factory.

Natural Properties

Being mainly hand-crafted from a real animal, these might have occasional little signs of the manufacturing process and/or natural imperfections. These have not been covered with polyurethane coatings or such, and will blend in as the boots get some kilometers behind them.

The organic nature of leather means these may stain light-colored and white socks. You can easily avoid this by using dark socks – the only kind we sell in any case. In case you think we're pulling your leg, have a look here to see for yourself.

Size info

Sizes in the standard French/EU system. The last is about "regular" which fits most feet. Initially tight leather will fit much better once broken in.

Below is a chart with the size conversions and footbed/insole lengths for each size. Remember to leave AT LEAST 10 mm / 0.4" clearance for your toes!

Sizing Insole Length
EU Sizes UK Sizes US Sizes Metric Units Imperial Units
36 UK 4.0 US 5.0 236 mm 9.3"
37 UK 4.5 US 5.5 242 mm 9.5"
38 UK 5.5 US 6.5 248 mm 9.8"
39 UK 6.0 US 7.0 255 mm 10.0"
40 UK 7.0 US 8.0 262 mm 10.3"
41 UK 8.0 US 9.0 268 mm 10.6"
42 UK 8.5 US 9.5 276 mm 10.9"
43 UK 9.5 US 10.5 282 mm 11.1"
44 UK 10.0 US 11.0 288 mm 11.3"
45 UK 11.0 US 12.0 295 mm 11.6"
46 UK 11.5 US 12.5 300 mm 11.8"
47 UK 12.5 US 13.5 307 mm 12.1"

Kierto Circular Economy

Return this product used but clean and unbroken, and you'll receive half of the product's original price as Varusteleka credits. Service is available only in Finland. Only Registered users can make Kierto returns. See more information about Kierto.

Carbon Footprint

The estimated amount of greenhouse gas emissions from the production of one single item is 39.19 kg CO2e. The estimation includes the entire production of the item, from the raw materials up until the finalized product exiting the factory. Read more about the calculation method.

Varusteleka Särmä

Särmä is our own brand of clothing and equipment. When you buy Särmä, you get purpose-built stuff at a decent price. They will serve their purpose well in outdoor and everyday use and won't cost you an arm and a leg! For further reading, check out the Varusteleka's Särmä page.

Särmä products are covered by a 12-month warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. For further information, please read our detailed warranty guide.

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Three and a half stars
I would not recommend to a friend

15.10.2017 Verified purchase
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As another guy already wrote, great upper, but too soft sole. Already after two months of everyday use, i could see the sole being used, especially underneath the big toe. Bit of a shame. The leatherwork seems fine though and after some tours with leather grease and a few km walked they sit really good.
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Four stars
I would recommend for a friend

10.11.2017 Verified purchase
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Hyvälaatuista nahkaa. Ei huono, saatikka itsestäänselvä asia nahkakengissä!. Jos olet tottunut "markettilaatuun" saattaa jopa oudolta alkuun tuntua. Ellei toiveena ole instant puliukko look, suosittelen perusteellista käyttöönottohuoltoa. Itselläni minkkiöljy sekä Chelsea leather food käsittely kolme kertaa jonka jälkeen nahka jo hyvä ja elastinen, lisää myös käyttövuosia kun nahan solukko on neitseellinen ja ottava huollolle. Istuvuus on heti pakasta lupaava, kokemukseni mukaan tämäntyyppisissä nahkalaaduissa ikääntyminen on hyvä asia. Kannattanee valita suhteellisen istuva koko, löysä ei ole hyvä. Nahka tulee mukautumaan. Jos haet maksimaalista hengittävyyttä kesäkeleille, kannattaa nahan käsittely suorittaa minimaalisen määrän kautta.
Työn jälki on hyvä, yhdessä nahan laadun kanssa ei aiheuta kritiikkiä suhteessa hintaan. Käyttömukavuus selkeästi parempi vaihtamalla pohjalliset Jalas fx-malliin.
Miinusta pohjan rakenteesta sekä ulkonäösta. Omaan makuuni pohja voisi olla jäykempi, täysmustana ei tyylikäs. Pohja suhteellisen pehmeä ja voimakkasti kuvioitu joten todenäköisesti liukkailla pitävä. Vaelluskäyttöön löytyy parempia vaihtoehtoja, tosin hintakin silloin korkeampi. Iso plussa tietynlaisesta kunnianhimosta Varustelekalle, laatua tässä on selkeästi haettu. Miinuksista huolimatta en kenkiä palauttanut.
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Three stars
I would not recommend to a friend

29.12.2017 Verified purchase
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I usually have size 42 in shoes, I tried Danish military boots in size 43 and they where huge. So I ordered these in 42 as they said they where wide and I have quite wide feet, many shoes feel a bit tight and my right foot is always fit and my left is a bit loose in the shoe. These boots where very tight in the beginning, I had to wear them in for quite a while with wool socks plus ordinary thick worker socks. Now I think they have stretched a bit now and my feet doesn't hurt anymore, but I can't pull the shoe laces too tight. I don't agree that these shoes are for wide feet though. I'm glad I can at least wear them now, I regretted buying them in the beginning but not they feel better. Stones tend to stick under the soles too, which can be annoying.
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Two and a half stars
I would not recommend to a friend

05.03.2018 Verified purchase
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In short:

+ Very good styling, my favorite pair of boots as far as looks are concerned

+ Excellent leather uppers, which clean up real nice with a little polish and a horse-hair shoe brush

- Soles wear away ridiculously quickly, can tear where they flex with your foot

- Insoles are not durable enough and react very poorly to moisture.



Long version:

Excellent boots, right up until they weren't.



Have had mine for five months, and have already worn out the soles to the point that holes have torn in the sole of the right boot, and the left boot probably isn't far behind. In addition, the insides have some serious moisture build-up issues, and the insoles have more or less melted into the top of the sole, which I didn't notice at first due to the gel-inserts I was using. I've not put them through any particularly hard use, just wearing them like I would any other shoes to work or to run errands. I do admit though, that maybe 5 days out of seven per week most weeks I was wearing these boots. So, while they weren't seeing hard use, they were seeing frequent use.



The leather on the other hand is still in excellent condition, so much so that I am considering finding a cobbler to inquire about the cost of repairs. If the issues with the rubber sole and the insole can be resolved, however, I can easily see myself buying another pair since they were great while they lasted. They just didn't last long enough for the price.
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Five stars
I would recommend for a friend

26.06.2018 ⚠ Unverified purchase
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Näillä on nyt kuljettu 1,5 vuotta ja näiden takia on monet muut kengät jääneet laittamatta jalkaan. Sisäänajon jälkeen näillä pärjää vaikka ilman sukkia (en toki suosittele) rannalla, mutta parhaimmillaan nämä ovat kuitenkin vähän huonommassa kelissä. Kovan rypemisen jälkeen kuivatus, harjaus ja uudet rasvat pintaan ja taas on siistin näköiset.
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Five stars
I would recommend for a friend

15.11.2018 ⚠ Unverified purchase
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Nämä ovat olleet jalassa lähes päivittäin viimeiset 3 vuotta kesäkuukausia lukuunottamatta ja lyhyesti sanottuna ylivoimaisesti parhaat omistamani kengät. Äärimmäisen mukavat kengät, nahka on hyvälaatuista ja vahattuna vedenpitävä, pohjan kumi on sopivan pehmeä vaimentamaan askelta kovalla alustalla ja pitoa riittää myös liukkaille keleille. Alkuun rasvailin näitä useasti mehiläisvahalla jolloin nahka muovaantui nopeasti oman jalan muotoon sopivaksi, sittemmin olen vain lankannut kenkiä harvakseltaan.
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Four and a half stars
I would recommend for a friend

08.12.2018 ⚠ Unverified purchase
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Nämä + jalaksen pohjalliset = elämäni parhaat kengät. Päivittäisessä käytössä kaupungilla, töissä ja metsäseikkailuilla kesti noin 2v jonka jälkeen päkiän kohdilta meni pohja puhki molemmista. Ompeleet alkoi myös levitä samoihin aikoihin. Kova pettymys kun ei ollutkaan enää varastossa näitä. Olisi pitänyt alunperin ostaa useampi pari kun näitä oli saatavilla.
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Four stars
I would recommend for a friend

20.12.2018 ⚠ Unverified purchase
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Tiivistettynä kyseessä on hintaansa nähden yllättävän hyvät ja fiksusti toteutetut maiharit.



Kenkien toteutus on varsin pelkistetty, mikä on etupäässä hyvä asia. Vuorittomina kengät esimerkiksi kuivuvat erittäin nopeasti, mitä oppii arvostamaan nopeasti. Sisäänajettuna kengät ovat myös varsin mukavat ja kevyen tuntuiset jalassa. Notkean pohjan ansiosta kenkä on parhaimmillaan kaupungilla tai helpohkossa maastossa.



Selkein miinus kengissä on hämmästyttävän nopeasti kuluva pohja, joka tosin pitää kohtuullisen hyvin kehnommassakin kelissä. Noin kahdeksan kuukauden lähes päivittäisen käytön jäljiltä toisen kengän pohja näyttäisi myös olevan hiljalleen murtumassa päkiän kohdalta. Liimapohjaisena konstruktiona odotettavissa oleva käyttöikä ei myöskään yllä laadukkaampien randikenkien tasolle, mutta eipä yllä toisaalta hintakaan.



Oman kokemukseni perusteella kenkiä voi pienin varauksin suositella perusmaiharin tarpeeseen. Oikeasti pitkäikäisempää jalkinetta etsivien kannattaa todennäköisesti harkita satsausta goodyear welt -rakenteella tehtyihin kenkiin.
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Three and a half stars
I would recommend for a friend

29.12.2018 Verified purchase
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Minulla on näistä kokemusta jo ensimmäisestä tuotantoerästä vuodelta 2014. Nyt on menossa kolmannet maiharit. Ensimmäiset, vuonna 2014 ostetut maiharit kuluivat pohjasta sileäksi, mutta pohja pysyi ehjänä, joten säästin ne kesävaelluskäyttöön, nahka on pysynyt hyvänä hyvällä huollolla. Toiset ostin joulukuussa 2017 ja ne hajosivat 11kk myöhemmin pohjasta päkiöiden kohdalta, niin kuin selvästi monella muullakin.

Nyt ostin kolmannet ja saa nähdä, miten kestävät. Pohjat eivät ole laadukkaat. Sen tietää Lekakin, sillä aiemmin myyntitekstissä luki, että osaava suutari osaa vaihtaa pohjan. Ihmettelin tätä, en ihmettele enää. Pohjien ei ole tarkoituskaan olla pitkäikäiset.

Kenkinä ja nahkaosiltaan nämä ovat parasta A-luokkaa, mutta pohjien käyttökä päivittäisessä käytössä ei enää ole pitkä. Joka tapauksessa, en käytä enää muita kenkiä.

Suosittelen siis varauksella pohjien takia.
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