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Message started by Paladin on 06/05/05 at 08:39:27

Title: Puttees
Post by Paladin on 06/05/05 at 08:39:27

www.m-w.com:

main entryy: put·tee
1 : a cloth strip wrapped around the leg from ankle to knee
2 : a usually leather legging secured by a strap or catch or by laces

My father was a Detroit City Tricycle Cop. Rode a Harley-Davidson 45 Servicar. His uniform included high-top boots and leather puttees. The puttees wrapped around the calf, had a metal tab/slot on the bottom and a buckle on the top.

Are leather puttees available anymore?

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by Savage_Rob on 06/05/05 at 09:25:46

I'm not sure if these are what you're talking about. I hear them called gaiters or half-chaps. I have a set of the basic black ones from Leather Legs (http://www.leatherlegs.net/) and I love them. They zip down the back and have a leather snap-strap at the bottom. They are very well made and contour to my boots well. You just measure your legs and give the guy a call.
http://www.leatherlegs.net/llpic1.gif
We wore canvas leggings in boot-camp that sound more like your definition but they wouldn't help much with riding - not like these do anyway. He may be at the ROT Rally in Austin right now though. Wish I was too.

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by Paladin on 06/05/05 at 17:52:52

Close, but not quite. My Dad's puttees were about 12 inches and ended well below the knee.

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by WD on 06/05/05 at 20:20:17

Check with REI. Mountaineering gaiters work pretty well. But, they are nylon nowadays... I'm afraid old style canvas may be do it yourself. My wife's grandfather was a Memphis TN motor officer in the 1920s and 30s...rode a Henderson. Pictures of him showed that MPD used cavalry boots or gaiters as described.
-WD

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by Savage_Rob on 06/06/05 at 05:30:29

Ahh, here you go. They're a tad expensive but look to be decent quality.

ParadeStore.com Leather Puttees (http://www.paradestore.com/main_frame.asp?g=209800)

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by Paladin on 06/06/05 at 06:19:27

THATS EXACTLY THEM!! I remember polishing them every other day for years and years as a kid.

Expensive maybe, but they would last you forever. They will allow you to wear a shorter shoe/boot while still protecting your calf from hot exhausts, road debris, loose chains, etc..

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by Susan on 06/06/05 at 12:51:37

Those are cool. I bet they're hot though... ;)

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by Savage_Rob on 06/06/05 at 13:40:09

The Leather Legs work really well too. They definitely protect your legs from bouncing road crap. They're hand-made and mine look like they'll last a lifetime too. It's mostly a difference in style and price. I've gotta admit the puttees look cool though.

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by RadarORiley on 06/06/05 at 17:43:48

Some of the western stores and tractor supplies sell something similar around here and they call them snake chaps. Very useful in Texas. My grandson needed them two weeks ago, got bit at least 4 times at the Brazos River. I'll check into prices for you all soon as I can.

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by shawn_b on 06/06/05 at 21:44:12

the Brazos River i grew up in fort bend county texas
i have not herd that name in almost 10 years

shawn

Title: Re: Puttees
Post by RadarORiley on 06/08/05 at 11:29:52

Can't locate the snake chaps so far, now they have jeans with cordura in the bottoms for snake proofing