The Niagara - Saddle Waxy Commander (602M)
Construction – Goodyear welted with natural cork and steel shank
Upper – Waxy Commander leather from the Charles F. Stead tannery
Lining Leather – Lined in toebox/vamp, unlined in quarters
Insole – Vegetable tanned bends leather
Hardware – 5 eyelets, 3 speedhooks all brass
Laces – Round waxed + Flat waxed
Welt – 270 Vegetable tanned leather
Midsole – Vegetable tanned leather
Sole/Heel – Rubber
Heel Stack – Vegetable tanned bends leather cut from our insole leather
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Sizing guidance is general in nature as every foot is different, but we have a few ways to help identify the best size for you. Our customers size down into our boots. From typical sneaker sizing, it is usually 1 full size down. For example, if you take a sneaker size 10 across all sneakers you own, you're most likely going to be a 9 in our boots. Medium width and volume will be size 9, wider width and higher volume will be a 9.5 in this example. Sizing discussions are best had prior to order placement.
602M Last
The 602M last is primarily used for Allen and Richmond production however there will be some moc-toe styles built on it as well. Its features include a roomy fit along with a natural contour to your instep. Along with this comes a slight bit of extra room in that smaller toe region than a traditional D width last.
Parkhurst Old 602 (2020-2023) - True to size. If narrower feet, lower instep, skinny ankles or lower volume feet in general, a half size down may apply.
Brannock - Half size down if D/regular width and volume, full size if narrower, lower volume foot. For example, if you are a size 10C on the Brannock, then a size 9 in our boots would fit best.
Wide Width's - Take your normal wide width numerical size for E and EE. EEE will not fit.
Alden Barrie or Trubalance - True to size.
Allen Edmond's - True to size if D width. Lower volume/narrower widths may need to go down a half size.
Red Wing - True to size.
Thursday Boot - True to size if D width. Lower volume/narrower widths may need to go down a half size.
Nike - Full size down
New Balance - Full size down.
Adidas - Full size down.
618 Last
This is our newest last designed first for our Stitch-down-constructed boots. The 618 draws elements from both the 602 and original 18 lasts while incorporating some new design aspects. It features a bit more tapered heel than the 602, a slight point to the toe and a lower volume than the 602 last. Additionally, the peak width on this last at Brannock is just over a single E, but not touching a double E.
Brannock - Half size down. If you're a 10D Brannock or slightly over a D width, go with size 9.5 in the 618 last. If you measure a single E width, more towards a single E width or prefer a slight bit of extra room without a drastic length increase, we suggest going with your Brannock size. In this example, a size 10. If you are a narrow width or low volume foot, we suggest going a full size down from your Brannock measurement. So if you are a size 10C or 10B, then a size 9 in our boots would be our initial suggestion.
Parkhurst 602M - Same size if medium/average volume, width and instep height. If you have a higher volume foot, or a higher instep, size up a half size into the 618.
Alden Barrie and Trubalance - True to size if D width.
Red Wing No. 8 - True to size if D width.
Thursday Boot - True to size if D width. Lower volume/narrower widths may need to go down a half size.
Allen Edmond's - True to size if D width. Lower volume/narrower widths may need to go down a half size.
Nike - Full size down if standard/medium width, half size down if width is slightly wider.
Adidas - Full size down if standard/medium width, half size down if width is slightly wider.
New Balance - Full size down if standard/medium width, half size down if width is slightly wider.
General Sizing Note
If you have any of the below foot/ankle characteristics, you may need to size down a half size from boot brands such as the ones we mention as comparable:
Shoes (Bidwell and Bidwell 2.0)
Our customers take either the same size in our shoes as they do in our boots, or sometimes they size down another half size. Sizing down in our shoes is mainly due to their heels being extra narrow, or having narrow and lower volume heels and ankles than normal.
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