▁until ▁it ▁achieved ▁a ▁deep ▁she en . ▁Exper ien ced ▁soldiers ▁would ▁" burn - down " ▁the ▁dim ple d ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁bo ots ▁with ▁be es w ax ▁and ▁a ▁he ated ▁sp oon ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁smooth ▁and ▁easier ▁to ▁sh ine . ▁ ▁Am mo ▁bo ots ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁directly ▁m ould ed ▁sole ▁bo ots ▁( D MS ▁bo ots ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁These ▁were ▁identical ▁to ▁am mo ▁bo ots ▁save ▁for ▁having ▁a ▁rub ber ▁sole ▁and ▁he el . ▁Gu ards ▁Reg iments ▁however ▁still ▁wear ▁the ▁highly ▁pol ished ▁Am mun ition ▁Bo ots ▁on ▁para de . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Army ▁Bo ots ▁- ▁British ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 0 s ▁fashion ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁fashion ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁fashion ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Army ▁equipment ▁Category : B rit ish ▁military ▁uniform s ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁bo ots <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁cre ek ▁wh aler ▁( C archar hin us ▁f itz roy ensis ) ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁species ▁of ▁requ iem ▁sh ark , ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁C archar hin idae , ▁en demic ▁to ▁northern ▁Australia . ▁It ▁frequ ents ▁shall ow ▁waters ▁close ▁to ▁shore , ▁including ▁est u aries . ▁This ▁small , ▁stock y ▁sh ark ▁usually ▁grows ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁is ▁brown ish ▁in ▁color ▁without ▁consp ic uous ▁fin ▁mark ings