B GS ), ▁were ▁the ▁standard ▁foot we ar ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁They ▁replaced ▁the ▁earlier ▁an k le ▁bo ots ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁service ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" A mm un ition ▁bo ots " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁bo ots ' ▁unusual ▁source . ▁They ▁were ▁proc ured ▁by ▁the ▁Master ▁Gun ner ▁and ▁the ▁Mun itions ▁Board ▁at ▁W ool wich ▁( the ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Art illery ' s ▁headquarters ) ▁rather ▁than ▁Hor se ▁Gu ards ▁( the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ). ▁They ▁were ▁usually ▁produced ▁at ▁a ▁factory ▁on ▁site , ▁but ▁civil ian ▁manufact ur ers ▁were ▁given ▁contract s ▁to ▁produce ▁them ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁increased ▁demand . ▁ ▁Am mun ition ▁bo ots ▁were ▁un lined ▁an k le - bo ots ▁with ▁le ather ▁la ces , ▁iron ▁he el - plate ▁and ▁toe - plate , ▁and ▁an ▁iron - stud ded ▁le ather ▁sole . ▁The ▁v amp ▁( front ) ▁and ▁qu arters ▁( s ides ) ▁were ▁often ▁made ▁of ▁a ▁contrast ing ▁type ▁of ▁le ather ▁than ▁the ▁toe ▁case ▁( to e ▁cap ) ▁and ▁counter ▁( heel ▁cap ), ▁one ▁made ▁of ▁" pe b ble - gra ined " ▁( dim ple d ) ▁le ather ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁of ▁smooth ▁le ather .